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PremiumOdisha CM Oath Ceremony Highlights: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Mohan Charan Majhi took oath as Odisha Chief Minister on Wednesday evening. The tribal leader had earlier met the outgoing CM and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief, Naveen Patnaik, and invited him to the swearing-in ceremony scheduled at 5 pm. Before this, Majhi paid floral tributes to the statues of the state's icons in Bhubaneswar. He said work will begin within 100 days of the formation of the new government to fulfil the promises made in the BJP's manifesto.
The 52-year-old politician is a significant tribal leader in the coastal state. Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida will serve as his deputies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with top BJP bigwigs, will also attend today's event. Majhi clinched victory in the Keonjhar Assembly constituency in Odisha, triumphing over Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) Minu Majhi by a margin of 11,577 votes. The BJP secured 78 seats in the 147-member Assembly, while the BJD garnered 51 seats.
The new Odisha CM had earlier represented the Keonjhar Assembly constituency twice, in 2000 and 2004, before winning it again in the 2019 Odisha Assembly polls. Previously, he had served as the representative of Keonjhar twice, spanning from 2000 to 2009. In the 2000 Odisha Assembly Elections, Mohan Majhi defeated Congress candidate Jagadish Naik by 22,163 votes in Keonjhar, while, in 2004 state elections, he won against Congress' Madhab Sardar in Keonjhar.
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Prithviraj Harichandan, Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena and Krushna Chandra Mahapatra take oath as ministers in CM Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet.
Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityananda Gond and Krushna Chandra Patra take oath as ministers in CM Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet.
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Odisha on Wednesday afternoon.
Four-time MLA and tribal leader Mohan Charan Majhi took oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha on Tuesday evening. The induction of BJP’s first chief minister of Odisha was attended by top party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
Sadhus were seen blessing CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi at the Janta Maidan ahead of the swearing-in ceremony.
Union Minister Rajnath Singh at Janta Maidan reached for the swearing-in ceremony of CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.
The ceremony will also see the presence of several high-profile leaders from the BJP including Home Minister Amit Shah. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath were among the dignitaries who arrived in Bhubaneswar to witness the event.
Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi and his two Deputies — Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida will take oath.
Eight BJP MLAs — Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityanand Gond, Krushna Chandra Patra, Prithviraj Harichandan, Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena and Krushna Chandra Mohapatra — are likely to be sworn-in as cabinet ministers.
Five MLAs — Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Suryabanshi Suraj, Pradeep Balasamanta, Gokula Nanda Mallick and Sampad Kumar Swain — are also likely to take oath.
Assam CM and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma arrived in Bhubaneswar to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.
Haryana CM and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini arrived in Bhubaneswar to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday afternoon to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi. He was received by Governor Raghubar Das and Majhi.
"I came to Naveen Niwas and invited former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to attend the swearing-in ceremony, which will also be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I also requested Patnaik to bless the newly formed BJP government in the state," Majhi told reporters outside Naveen Niwas.
He said that the former CM had indicated he would attend the ceremony.
Earlier on Tuesday a five-member BJP delegation led by its state president Manmohan Samal had also visited Naveen Niwas to invite Patnaik for the swearing-in ceremony.
“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," he said.
It was nothing short of a miracle for the family members of Mohan Charan Majhi, as none of them had ever thought that he would become the chief minister of Odisha.
Mohan’s mother, wife and two sons, who reside in government quarters in Bhubaneswar, were surprised when Majhi was declared the new CM on Tuesday. They first learned about his elevation to the top post from local news channels. Until that moment, they had been completely unaware.
Ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Odisha Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Manjhi said that protecting Odisha's 'Asmita' (pride) will be the priority of the new government.
Four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi is set to be sworn in as Odisha's CM today evening. Two deputy chief ministers; first-time MLA Pravati Parida and six-time legislator Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo will also be sworn in today.
Hours before the BJP government takes oath of office, Odisha’s chief minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi met former CM Naveen Patnaik here on Wednesday and invited him to the swearing-in ceremony.
Majhi drove to Naveen Niwas, Patnaik's residence, where he formally extended the invitation.
"I came to Naveen Niwas and invited former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to attend the swearing-in ceremony, which will also be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I also requested Patnaik to bless the newly formed BJP government in the state," Majhi told reporters outside Naveen Niwas.
