Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as Odisha CM
Mohan Charan Majhi, a senior BJP tribal leader and four-time MLA, took oath as Odisha’s Chief Minister on Wednesday at an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Notably, Manoj Majhi is the BJP’s first chief minister in the state.
The massive oath-taking event took place around 5 p.m. at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar.
BJP leaders KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida were also sworn in as deputy chief ministers of Odisha.
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In addition, Prithiviraj Harichandan, Dr Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, and Dr Krushna Chandra Mohapatra took oaths as ministers in Mohan Majhi’s ministry.
Other ministers who took oath included Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityananda Gond, Krushna Chandra Patra, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Suryabanshi Suraj, and Pradeep Balasamanta.
PM Modi, Amit Shah attend the ceremony
The oaths were administered by Odisha Governor Raghubar Das. A beeline of key BJP leaders, including PM Modi, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda, Bhupender Yadav, Dharmendra Pradhan, Jual Oram, and Ashwini Vaishnaw, attended the major event.
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Naveen Patnaik, who ruled Odisha for as many as 24 years, attended the event after Majhi met him earlier in the day and invited him to the swearing-in ceremony.
Several chief ministers from BJP-ruled states, including as Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and Uttarakhand, were also present.
Speaking to reporters earlier, Manji stated that work will begin within 100 days of the formation of the new administration to fulfill the promises made in the BJP’s manifesto.
The BJP swept to victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections, ending the 24-year dominance of the Patnaik-led Biju Nanata Dal (BJD) by winning 78 of 147 seats. The BJD won 51 seats, Congress won 14, the CPI(M) won one, and independents won three.
