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The 31-member coordination committee, approved by Rahul on July 14, is led by All-India Congress Committee's Odisha in-charge Jitendra Singh. Niranjan, who was made the state Congress president on April 19, is leaving no stone unturned to revive the party's crumbling base in Odisha. All state presidents of Congress have been asked to brief Rahul about the party's strengths and weaknesses in their respective areas. By Lord Jagannath's grace, we will be back in Odisha," state Congress president Niranjan Patnaik said.Niranjan's optimism stands in sharp contrast to his party colleague and Salepur MLA Prakash Chandra Behera, who recently predicted that BJD would retain power in 2019. BHUBANESWAR: Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit the state next month to oversee the party's preparations for the 2019 Lok Sabha and assembly elections.Though the date of Rahul's visit has not been finalized, the newly approved Congress coordination committee in the state on Monday discussed ways to ensure the party's success in the polls..