Bhubaneswar, March 19 -- The Lokayukta selection committee, headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today zeroed on two members and recommended their names to the Governor for approval.

The committee has unanimously finalized names of two members - one judicial and another non-judicial - out of five, informed panel member Narasingh Mishra soon after attending the meeting held at State Guest House this evening.

Worth mentioning here that former Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court Ajit Singh was appointed as the first Lokayukta of Odisha.

The office of the anti-corruption watchdog will start functioning from April 8.

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