Former Odisha governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare passed away on Saturday( 15 June 2024) at the age of 95. He was a distinguished Congress leader from Maharashtra and a three-term Rajya Sabha member.

• Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi and former CM Naveen Patnaik expressed deep sorrow over Bhandare's passing.
• He also served as a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court and was the governor of Odisha from August 2007 to March 2013.
• The current governor of Odisha, Raghubar Das, shared his grief , stating, "Deeply saddened to hear the news of the demise of former governor of Odisha and prominent politician, Muralidhar Chandrakant Bhandare."