Bhubaneswar: The Chairperson of Phulbani municipality in Odisha, Smita Rani Mohanty of BJP, lost a no-confidence motion brought against her on Tuesday, an official said.
The incident occurred within two months after the saffron party came to power in Odisha. As many as 11 of the total 13 councillors participated in the voting process. Eleven councillors voted in favour of the no-confidence motion, while one vote was rejected. However, two other BJP councillors and the chairperson remained absent during voting, the official said.
Chitta Ranjan Mohan Phulbani, Sub-Collector, also the returning officer for the voting process, said the chairperson lost the no-confidence motion. Now, the state government will decide how the municipality will run in future, he said.
Out of the 13 wards, BJD had won 7, BJP 4 and 2 went to independent candidates in the polls held in March 2022.
