AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad quits party post

Congress spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa today said AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad has resigned from the post owning responsibility for the party's debacle in Odisha Zilla Parishad polls.
"Hariprasad has resigned from the party post and membership of the AICC Working Committee owning responsibility for the party's debacle in Odisha Zilla Parishad polls," he said.
Kalappa, however, denied rumours of Hariprasad quitting the Congress and forming a new party.
"There were rumours that Hariprasad has quit Congress and would be forming his own party. There is no truth in it," he said.
In the Odisha Zilla Parishad elections, that concluded last month, the Congress managed to grab 60 seats, compared to 128 which it won in 2012 elections. BJD secured 473 seats and BJP 297 seats.