Odisha CM swearing-in LIVE: CM Mohan Majhi with 2 deputies, 8 Cabinet ministers, 5 MoS take charge

CM Yogi congratulated Mohan Charan Majhi on taking oath as Odisha CM. 

Sampad Chandra Swain takes oath as Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge. Swain won the Paradeep Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Geetanjali Routray with a margin of 15,787 votes.

Gokula Nanda Mallik takes oath as Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge. Mallik won the Polasara Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Srikanta Sahu with a margin of 20,946 votes.

Pradeep Bal Samanta takes oath as Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge. Samanta won the Sukinda Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Pritiranjan Gharai with a margin of 9,577 votes.

Suryabanshi Suraj Sthitaprajna takes oath as Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge. Sthitaprajna won the Dhamnagar Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Sanjaya Kumar Das with a margin of 8,095 votes.

Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia takes oath as Minister of State (MoS) with Independent Charge.Khuntia won the Jashipur Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Chakradhar Hembram with a margin of 34,667 votes.

Dr Krushna Chandra Mohapatra takes oath as Cabinet minister. Mohapatra won the Morada Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Preetinanda Kanungo with a margin of 33,270 votes.

Bibhuti Bhusan Jena takes oath as Cabinet minister. Jena won the Gopalpur Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Bikram Kumar Panda with a margin of 9,062 votes.

Mukesh Mahaling takes oath as Cabinet minister. Mahaling won the Loisingha Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Nihar Ranjan Behera with a margin of 18,190 votes.

Prithviraj Harichandan takes oath as Cabinet minister. Harichandan won the Chilika Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Raghunath Sahu with a margin of 4,566 votes.

Newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bhubaneswar.

Krushna Chandra Patra takes oath as Cabinet minister. Patra won the Dhenkanal Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal with a margin of 20,439 votes.

Nityananda Gond takes oath as Cabinet minister. Gond won the Umerkote Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Nabina Nayak with a margin of 10,373 votes.

Rabi Narayan Naik takes oath as Cabinet minister. Naik won the Kuchinda Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Rajendra Kumar Chhatria with a margin of 32,220 votes.

Suresh Pujari takes oath as Cabinet minister. Pujari won the Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency in Odisha by defeating Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Alaka Mohanty with a margin of 26,789 votes.

Pravati Parida take oath as Deputy CM of Odisha.

KV Singh Deo takes oath as Deputy CM of Odisha.

BJP leader Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as Chief Minister of Odisha.

PM Modi arrives for swearing-in ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

Bhubaneswar: CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi arrives on the stage at Janta Maidan.

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Rajnath Singh at Janta Maidan, for the swearing-in ceremony of CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pose in a show of strength at the swearing-in ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

Former Odisha CM chief Naveen Patnaik arrives for swearing-in ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

Odisha Deputy CMs-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo & Pravati Parida at Janata Maidan, in Bhubaneswar. 

Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi reached Janta Maidan and greeted people ahead of the swearing-in-ceremony in Bhubaneswar, today.

Odisha government swearing-in: Besides CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi and Deputy CMs-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo & Pravati Parida, 8 BJP MLAs - Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityanand Gond, Krushna Chandra Patra, Prithviraj Harichandan, Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, Krushna Chandra Mohapatra are likely to be sworn-in as cabinet ministers. 5 MLAs - Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Suryabanshi Suraj, Pradeep Balasamanta, Gokula Nanda Mallick and Sampad Kumar Swain are also likely to take oath.

Haryana CM & BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini arrives in Bhubaneswar to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

 Assam CM and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma arrives in Bhubaneswar to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

 Uttarakhand CM & BJP leader Pushkar Singh Dhami arrives in Bhubaneswar to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Bhubaneswar to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi. Governor Raghubar Das and CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi receive him.  

Congress MP from Odisha's Koraput Saptagiri Ulaka said, "I would like to congratulate Mohan Majhi and both the Deputy CMs. People have high expectations from their government after all the promises they made... I hope they stand up to the expectations of the people. There was an atmosphere of anti-incumbency in the state. People wanted change which has been made possible after 25 years. Had we worked harder, we would have formed the government instead of the BJP... We will try to fulfil our duties as the opposition... Naveen Patnaik was running the government through the bureaucracy. His ministers could not reach him... Through their vote, the people of Odisha have told everyone that you cannot delegate a delegated power..."

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav arrived at Bhubaneswar airport to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi, later today.

Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi met outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik to invite him to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the Odisha Government later today.

Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi along with his Deputy CMs-designate KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida paid floral tributes to Birsa Munda.

The BJP stormed to power in Odisha, bagging 78 of the 147 assembly seats, bringing an end to the 24-year rule of the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD.

Odisha Deputy CM-designate Pravati Parida, woh was elected to assembly for first time, said “I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving me the opportunity to serve the state. We shall ensure that the promises made by the PM for youths, women and farmers are realised at the ground level.”

Deputy CM-designate KV Singh Deo, talking to reporters here, said the new BJP government will towards making Odisha the number one state in the country.

Pravati Parida was elected to the assembly for the first time in 2024 from the Nimapara seat after three successive defeats. She obtained her law degree from Utkal University in 1995 and enrolled as an advocate in the Orissa High Court the same year. Parida also completed post-graduation in Public Administration in 2005 from the varsity.

On Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi, Sanjeev Mohanty, BJP State Executive Member said, "He has been a four-time MLA, and his performance has been so good that he was chosen as the best legislator. I think the tribal areas including Keonjhar will see a lot of development now. There is a wave of happiness among 4.5 crore Odiyas today." A large number of supporters gathered at the residence of CM-designate Majhi to meet and greet him in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha’s new deputy chief ministers, who are set to take oath today, bring to the fore contrasting political experience, as six-time MLA and former minister K V Singh Deo gets ready to work in tandem with Pravati Parida, a debutant legislator. Belonging to the erstwhile royal family of Patnagarh, Deo was elected to the Odisha assembly for the sixth time from the Patnagarh constituency.

Preparations underway in Bhubaneswar for the swearing-in ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.

PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other leaders of the BJP will attend the swearing-in ceremony.

According to the Constitution, the strength of the council of ministers in Odisha is 22 including the chief minister.

The BJP leadership may also consider turncoat leaders like Akash Dasnayak, Purna Chandra Sethy, renowned actor Sidhant Mohapatra and Simarani Nayak for ministerial berths, said the sources.

Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan’s son Prithiviraj Harichandan, Mukesh Mahaling, Nityananda Gond and Suryabanshi Suraj are also doing the round.

Babu Singh, Irasis Achaharya, Sanjali Murmu, Satrughan Jena, Nabin Kumar Jain, Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Durga Prasan Nayak, Pradyumna Kumar Nayak and Pradeep Bal Samanta (Sukinda) are another set of names who may get a ministerial post in Odisha government, said the sources.

Laxman Bag is likely to be inducted into the Cabinet since he has defeated BJD president and outgoing chief minister Naveen Patnaik from Kantabanji assembly constituency, said the sources.

Senior leaders like Jayanarayan Mishra, Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Laxman Bag, Surama Padhy and Bhaskar Madhei are being speculated for the Cabinet berths, said the sources.