Mohan Charan Majhi Named New Chief Minister Of Odisha

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Mohan Charan Majhi (Source: Mohan Charan Majhi/ X Profile)

Tribal leader Mohan Charan Majhi is all set to become the next Chief Minister of Odisha, the decision was shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) by Union Minister Rajnath Singh, after the first Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party Legislature Party meeting on Tuesday.

KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida will serve the state as Deputy Chief Minister, the Defence Minister said in his post.

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The BJP ended the Naveen Patnaik led-Biju Janata Dal's longstanding dominance, securing 78 out of the state's 147 assembly seats on June 4. It marked an end to Patnaik's 24-year tenure as Odisha's chief minister, and a new beginning in the state's political landscape.

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