The new Odisha Chief Minister's name was announced in the BJP legislature party meeting in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Senior party leader Mohan Majhi will be BJP's first Chief Minister in the State. The decision was taken by central observers Rajnath Singh and Bhupender Yadav. The new government will take oath today at around 4:45 PM. The BJP on June 4 secured a majority by winning 78 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly. It also bagged 20 of 21 Lok Sabha seats in the State.
Just hours after taking oath as the new Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Majhi chaired the first cabinet meeting of the new government and took 4 key decisions in line with the pre-poll promises made by the BJP in its Sankalp Patra. Read More...
'Today is the beginning of a new era', says BJP national vice-president and Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda as BJP forms govt in Odisha.
#InPics | CMs of BJP-ruled states visit Puri Srimandir after attending the oath-taking ceremony of Odisha CM Mohan Majhi in Bhubaneswar#Odisha pic.twitter.com/WPItbymDxM
First meeting of the new Odisha Cabinet begins under the chairmanship of CM Mohan Majhi#Odisha pic.twitter.com/1Gl2wBMtP0
he journalists of various media houses were allowed inside Lokaseva Bhawan (Odisha Secretariat). The development assumes much significance as they were banned by the outgoing Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government. Read More...
Journalists in Odisha allowed entry into the State Secretariat (Lok Seva Bhawan) after a long gap as the new BJP government takes charge.
It’s a historic day in Odisha!: PM Narendra Modi#Odisha pic.twitter.com/UMGLaoHXUn
Suryabanshi Suraj takes oath as Minister of State (Independent Charge).
Rabi Narayan Naik takes oath as cabinet minister.
Surama Padhy to be the new Speaker of the Odisha Assembly.
#WATCH | Suresh Pujari takes oath as Cabinet Minister#Odisha pic.twitter.com/IlCKTmJlmt
Pravati Parida sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha
KV Singh Deo takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha
KV Singh Deo, Pravati Parida take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Odisha
#Odisha pic.twitter.com/1Nis4aK3Yj
Senior BJP leader Mohan Majhi was sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Majhi is now the first BJP chief minister of Odisha. Read More...
Mohan Majhi sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Odisha
#InPics | Mohan Majhi takes oath as the new Chief Minister of Odisha; PM Modi congratulates the new CM#Odisha pic.twitter.com/LpCfIFgwCK
Mohan Majhi takes oath as the new Chief Minister of Odisha #Odisha pic.twitter.com/UYyUTTSAE3
Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi greets people at Janta Maidan in Bhubaneswar ahead of swearing-in
Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik arrives to attend the swearing-in ceremony of new Odisha CM-designate Mohan Majhi
List of Council of Ministers to be sworn-in released by Raj Bhavan
Chief Minster
2 Deputy Chief Ministers
8 Cabinet Ministers
5 MoS (Independent Charge)#Odisha pic.twitter.com/KbeHMzTZm2
Stage all set for the grand swearing-in ceremony of the new council of ministers in Bhubaneswar
The people of Odisha are all set to witness the grand oath-taking ceremony of the first BJP Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Wednesday. The stage is all set for the oath ceremony of CM-designate Mohan Majhi who has donned several hats in the past. The four-time MLA from Keonjhar, Mohan Majhi was elected as the BJP leader at the legislature party meeting held on Tuesday.
New #Odisha CM Oath-Taking Ceremony | Several newly-elected legislators reportedly receive phone calls over possible induction in the new council of ministers pic.twitter.com/qSiTI20iIh
Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari among others have arrived in Bhubaneswar for Odisha CM-designate Mohan Majhi’s swearing-in ceremony today
Barely hours left for the first BJP Chief Minister Mohan Majhi’s oath-taking ceremony set to be held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar today. People across Odisha are eagerly waiting to witness the historic day as the BJP came to power after toppling the BJD which was in power for the past 24 years in the state. Read More...
Odisha CM-designate Mohan Majhi will take oath as Chief Minister of Odisha today. Even before being sworn-in as the CM, Majhi has assured that the double-engine BJP government will ensure all-round development and work towards addressing the grievances of the people of Odisha. Read More...
Ahead of his oath-taking ceremony today at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar, Odisha CM-designate Mohan Majhi pays a courtesy visit to former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Chief Minister-designate of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday met Governor Raghubar Das to stake claim to form the government in the State. Read more...
While a four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi was named as the first BJP Chief Minister of Odisha, the party also picked KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida as the Deputy Chief Ministers. KV Singh Deo, 62, who belongs to the royal family of the erstwhile princely state of Patana, has... Read more...
In the just-concluded 2024 general elections, 52-year-old Majhi won from Keonjhar Assembly seat, defeating BJD’s candidate Mina Majhi with a margin of 11,577 votes. While Mohan secured 87,815 votes, Mina got 76,238 votes. Read more...