Bhubaneswar: BJP leader from Odisha, Gopinath Sahu, has been appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of ITI Ltd, a Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Telecommunications in Ministry of Communications.
Established in 1948 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Indian Telephone Industries Ltd (ITI) is India’s oldest telecom manufacturing PSU, playing a pivotal role in the country’s telecommunications and digital infrastructure landscape.
Hailing from Bhanjanagar, Sahu is widely regarded as one of the key organisational strategists of the BJP in Odisha. Since 2018, he has been heading the Communication and Data Division of the state BJP and has played a significant role in election management during both the 2019 and 2024 general elections, official sources said.