India - June 13, 2024

“Mohan Charan Majhi Sworn In as Odisha’s First BJP Chief Minister”

Team Maverick June 13, 2024

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Four-time MLA and tribal leader Mohan Charan Majhi has made history as the first BJP Chief Minister of Odisha. Odisha Governor Raghubar Das administered the swearing-in ceremony, which took place at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar.

This event marks a new chapter for the state, which has been under the leadership of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for 24 years. Many major BJP leaders, including PM Modi, attended the swearing-in ceremony. Along with Majhi, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida also took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers, with Parida becoming the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha.

In addition to the Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers, eight Cabinet Ministers and five Ministers of State (with independent charge) also took the oath of office.

Here is the full list of the Council of Ministers in the Mohan Majhi government in Odisha.

Sr. No	Minister	Portfolio
1	Mohan Charan Majhi	Chief Minister
2	Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo	Deputy CM
3	Pravati Parida	Deputy CM
4	Suresh Pujari	Minister
5	Rabi Narayan Naik	Minister
6	Nityananda Gond	Minister
7	Krushna Chandra Patra	Minister
8	Prithviraj Harichandan	Minister
9	Dr Mukesh Mahaling	Minister
10	Bibhuti Bhushan Jena	Minister
11	Dr Krushna Chandra Mahapatra	Minister
12	Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia	Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge
13	Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna	Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge
14	Pradeep Bal Samanta	Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge
15	Gokula Nanda Mallik	Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge
16	Sampad Chandra Swain	Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge