Mohan Charan Majhi named next Odisha CM; to take oath on June 12

Senior BJP leader Mohan Charan Majhi will be the new chief minister of Odisha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Tuesday in Bhubaneswar.

"Delighted to announce that Shri Mohan Charan Manjhi has been elected unanimously as the leader of Odisha BJP Legislature Party. He is a young and dynamic party karyakarta who will take the state forward on road to progress and prosperity as the new Chief Minister of Odisha. Many congratulations to him," Rajnath Singh shared on X.

Meanwhile, KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida have been appointed as deputy CMs. The new government will take oath on June 12.


"Also, it has been decided that two Deputy Chief Ministers will be designated to head the new State Government. Shri KV Singh Deo and Smt. Pravati Parida will serve the state as Deputy Chief Minister. Congratulations to them," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh added.



The BJP secured a majority by winning 78 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly.

The decision to appoint Majhi as CM was taken by central observers Rajnath Singh and Bhupender Yadav. BJP had appointed both the Union Ministers to oversee the selection of the new Chief Minister.

Mohan Charan Majhi, 52, defeated Mina Majhi of the BJD by 11,577 votes from the Keonjhar assembly constituency.

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Mohan Charan Majhi secured a seat in the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Keonjhar in the 2019 election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to this, he had previously served as the representative for Keonjhar from 2000 to 2009.

The new government will take oath at Janata Maidan on Wednesday.