Bhubaneswar: The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP government will be held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar Wednesday which will be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, several central BJP leaders besides the Chief Ministers of at least seven BJP-ruled states, party sources said.
The new government will take oath today at around 4:45pm.
The BJP legislature party which met at state BJP headquarters in Bhubaneswar under the supervision of two central observers- Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Bhupendra Yadav Tuesday, unanimously elected four-time MLA from Keonjhar (ST) Assembly seat Mohan Charan Majhi as its leader and the Chief Minister.
The legislature party also named six-time MLA from Patnagarh Assembly KV Singhdeo and first-timer MLA from Nimapara Pravati Parida as the two Deputy Chief Ministers.
Chief Minister designate Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Minister designate KV Singdeo and Pravati Parida also accompanied Rajnath Singh to the Raj Bhavan and staked claim to form the next government in the state.
A BJP delegation including Manmohan Samal, Suresh Pujari, Basanta Panda, Samir Mohanty and Nityananda Gond Tuesday invited BJD president and outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the swearing-in ceremony.
The Commissionerate Police have made elaborate arrangements by deploying 67 platoons of security personnel for the high-profile event. Addressing the media in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, twin city Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda said the route connecting airport to Governor House would be cordoned off by the security personnel, in view of several VIPs including the Prime Minister attending the event. Following the brief visit to the Governor House, the Prime Minister would be escorted to Janata Maidan in a high-security carcade, he added.
The BJP stormed to power in Odisha by winning 78 of the total 147 Assembly seats in the 2024 election in Odisha.
PNN & Agencies
