Mohan Charan Majhi took the oath as chief minister of Odisha

Mohan Charan Majhi took the oath as chief minister of Odisha’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on 12 June, 2024.

Key points

  • The oath-taking ceremony was held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneshwar.
  • Along with Majhi, two deputy chief ministers – Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida – were also sworn in.
  • Odisha Governor Raghubar Das administered the oath to the first BJP Chief Minister of the state along with his deputies.
  • This is the first BJP government in Odisha after its good performance in the recently concluded assembly polls, in which it defeated the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), ending its 24-year rule.
  • The 52-year-old Mohan Charan Majhi belongs to the Santali tribe and hails from the state’s Keonjhar district. He was elected leader of the BJP legislature party in Odisha on Tuesday.
  • The BJP won 78 of the 147 seats in the Odisha assembly polls.

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