The newly sworn-in Ministers of Odisha Cabinet have been allocated the portfolios soon after the swearing-in. Bikram Keshari Arukha will be the new Finance Minister.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday gave shape to his new Council of Ministers with 3 Ministers taking the oath of office at a ceremony held at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.
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.
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.