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The government was formed as a result of BJP securing 78 seats of 147 in 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election which was held in four phases during May and June in the state. The results were declared on 4 June and this led to formation of 17th Odisha Assembly. [2] This government is also supported by 3 independents.
The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor , appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is largely ceremonial.
The tenure of sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly was scheduled to end on 24 June 2024. [1] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the elections, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) formed the state government, with the then incumbent Naveen Patnaik continuing as the Chief Minister.
Out of total 147 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly, 33 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 24 seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC). It was announced by Odisha's Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the Sachivalaya or the Secretariat building in Bhubaneswar will be called Lok Seva Bhavan .
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with 15 Cabinet Ministers and 5 Minister of State with Independent Charges were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 29 May 2019. [1] [2] [3] Entire cabinet was reshuffled on 5 June 2022. All ministers of previous cabinet resigned on 4 June 2022.
Krushna Chandra Patra is an Indian politician and Minister of Food Suppliers, Consumer Welfare, Science & Technology Government of Odisha. He is a member of the Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Dhenkanal assembly constituency of Dhenkanal district. He did his M.Sc. from Utkal University in 1988, and LLB, Utkal University in 1992. [1]
Bibhuti Bhusan Jena is an Indian politician and Minister of Commerce, Transport, Steel & Mine in Government of Odisha. He is a member of the Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Gopalpur assembly constituency of Ganjam district. He did his Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Ganjam College, Ganjam under Berhampur Universityin the year of 1993. [1]
Here is the list of chief ministers of Odisha since 1946. Since 1946, Odisha has had 14 chief ministers. Serving from 2000 till 2024, Naveen Patnaik of the Biju Janata Dal was the longest-serving chief minister in Odisha's history. The current chief minister of Odisha since 12 June 2024 is Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.