Bhubaneswar: Mohan Charan Majhi sworn-in as the first BJP Chief Minister of Odisha. After that Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Prabhati Parida take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha.
Odisha Governor Raghubar Das administered the oath to the first BJP Chief Minister of the state along with the deputies.
Ministers:
4. Shri Suresh Pujari
5. Shri Rabi Narayan Naik
6. Shri Nityananda Gond
7. Shri Krushna Chandra Patra
8. Shri Prithiviraj Harichandan
9. Dr. Mukesh Mahaling
10. Shri Bibhuti Bhushan Jena
11. Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra
Ministers of State (Independent Charge):
12. Shri Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia
13. Shri Suryabanshi Suraj
14. Shri Pradeep Bala Samanta
15. Shri Gokulananda Mallik
16. Shri Sampad Chandra Swain
8 BJP MLAs – Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityanand Gond, Krushna Chandra Patra, Prithviraj Harichandan, Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, Krushna Chandra Mohapatra are sworn-in as cabinet ministers.
5 MLAs – Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Suryabanshi Suraj, Pradeep Balasamanta, Gokula Nanda Mallick and Sampad Kumar Swain are sworn-in as state ministers.
The oath-taking ceremony was held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Biju Janata Dal President Naveen Patnaik, who served as chief minister of Odisha for 24 years was also present on the stage.
Several high-profile BJP leaders including — Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Nitin Gadkari, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Dev Sai, Tripura CM Manik Saha, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath were among the dignitaries also witnessed the grand ceremony .
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