Odisha Cabinet 2024: Mohan Majhi Appoints Suresh Pujari, Nityananda Gond Among 16 Ministers

Odisha Full Cabinet Ministers List 2024: On Wednesday (June 12), a total of 15 ministers, along with Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, were inducted into the Cabinet.

BJP MLA from Keonjhar, Mohan Charan Majhi, a member of the tribal Santhal community, was sworn in as Odisha’s Chief Minister. The party also appointed two Deputy CMs — K V Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, with Parida becoming the state's first female Deputy CM.

Majhi clinched victory in Keonjhar with an 11,577-vote margin, surpassing BJD’s Mina Majhi. He becomes the first Chief Minister from Keonjhar in the state’s northern region. Previously, he served as Minister of Industry and Public Enterprise during the BJP-BJD coalition from 2000 to 2009. In another victory, Pravati Parida secured her maiden assembly seat in 2024 from Nimapara after facing three consecutive defeats.

The BJP ended the 24-year rule of Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal in Odisha by securing 78 seats in the Assembly. With the backing of three Independent MLAs, their tally reached 81. Previously, the BJD and BJP had a coalition alliance spanning 11 years from 1998 to 2009, contesting several elections together. Patnaik terminated the alliance before the 2009 general elections following unrest in Kandhamal.

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Here is the complete roster of ministers included in the 16-member Cabinet:

1.  Mohan Charan Majhi
2. Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
3.  Pravati Parida
4. Suresh Pujari
5. Rabi Narayan Naik
6. Nityananda Gond
7. Krushna Chandra Patra
8. Prithviraj Harichandan
9. Dr Mukesh Mahaling
10. Bibhuti Bhushan Jena
11. Dr Krushna Chandra Mahapatra
12. Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia
13. Suryabanshi Suraj
14.  Pradeep Bala Samanta
15. Gokulananda Mallik
16. Sampad Charan Swain

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