Overview

• Manmohan Samal was the sole nominee on July 7, securing an unopposed path to a fourth overall term as state party president
• Central observer Sanjay Jaiswal formally announced Samal’s continuation, marking his second consecutive tenure
• Under Samal’s leadership in 2024, the BJP ended the BJD’s 24-year rule and formed its first independent government in Odisha
• BJP rules mandate organizational polls every three years and favor consensus selections to pre-empt contested elections
• Oversight by national in-charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar and observer Jaiswal aimed to ensure procedural integrity ahead of upcoming local polls