Argus News - Cabinet Minister Suresh Pujari calls on Governor Raghubar Das

Bhubaneswar, June 15: Odisha's newly appointed Cabinet Minister Suresh Pujari Saturday paid a courtesy call on Odisha Governor Raghubar Das at Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.

Notably, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Suresh Pujari took oath as ministers under Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet in Odisha in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi June 12.

The oath-taking ceremony was held at Janata Maidan in Odisha's Bhubaneswar Wednesday. Four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi also took oath as the Chief Minister of the state in the first BJP government formed in Odisha.

Along with Majhi, two deputy Chief Ministers -- Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida were also sworn in. Pravati Parida has become the first woman deputy chief minister of the state. Eight ministers and five ministers of state (independent charge) also took oath of office.

This is the first BJP government in Odisha after its emphatic performance in the recently concluded assembly polls, after it defeated the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), bringing an end to the latter's 24-year-old reign.

(ANI)

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