Naveen Patnaik

A total of 13 Cabinet Ministers and 8 Ministers of State with Independent Charge were sworn in into Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Council of Ministers on Sunday.

The oath-taking ceremony of newly inducted Ministers of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha Government was held at the state secretariat, the Lok Seva Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has dissolved the Advisor/Chairperson posts of 23 Departments, Boards and Corporations from June 5, 2022.

With all Ministers tendered their resignations on Saturday, BJD President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik retained some Ministers and inducted some new faces to his Cabinet.

Controversial Ministers Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra, Pratap Jena, Arun Sahoo and Bikram Keshari Arukha may not be repeated.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided to effect ministry reshuffle tomorrow. The swearing in ceremony will take place at the Raj Bhavan tomorrow morning.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) registered a thumping victory in Brajarajnagar Bypolls. The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) scored a historic win with a huge victory margin of 66,122 votes.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today completed 25 years in public service. He got elected as MP for the first time on 1st June 1997.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will leave for Delhi tomorrow on a 3-day visit.

That facilitated the entry of ‘5T Mo Sarkar’ VK Pandian into the governance model of Odisha. And, incidentally May 29 happens to be his Birthday!