The newly sworn-in Deputy Chief Ministers of Odisha, along with other leaders, pay their last respects to the victims of the Kuwait fire tragedy on Saturday after their mortal remains reached Bhubaneswar.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was given a grand welcome and felicitation by the local workers of BJP on his arrival in Odisha, the holy land of Lord Shri Jagannath. The Chief Minister has reached Bhubaneswar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the nominated Chief Minist
Taking to X he shared, "Heartiest congratulations to Mohan Charan Majhi Ji on being unanimously elected as the leader of BJP Odisha Party Legislature. I also congratulate KV Singh Deo Ji and Pravati Parida Ji on being selected as Deputy Chief Ministers by BJP Odisha Party Legislature."
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityananda Gond, and Krushna Chandra Patra took oath as ministers under Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet in Odisha in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Odisha Chief Minister-designate and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mohan Charan Majhi met the outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik, who held the position for over two decades, and invited him to attend the oath ceremony later in the day.
Ahead of getting sworn in as the BJP's first Chief Minister in Odisha, CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi said that protecting Odisha's 'Asmita' (pride) will be the government's priority once the oath-taking ceremony is done.
As many of the BJP ruled states are following the two Deputy Chief Minister formula, Odisha Deputy CM-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo praised the formula and said it's not new and said it will help in focusing and also increases the productivity.
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi with a message welcome - Historic day of Odisha - at Puri beach on Tuesday.