Odisha Cabinet Ministers List 2024: Suresh Pujari, Nityananda Gond among 16 ministers in Mohan Majhi’s cabinet

While Mohan Charan Majhi became the first BJP CM of Odisha, Pravati Parida became the first woman Deputy CM of the state

Mohan Charan Majhi will be the first CM from Keonjhar in the state’s northern region.

Odisha Full Cabinet Ministers List 2024: A total of 15 ministers along with Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi were inducted into the Cabinet on Wednesday (June 12).

BJP MLA from Keonjhar Mohan Charan Majhi, who belongs to the tribal Santhal community took oath as Odisha’s Chief Minister. The party picked two Deputy CMs — K V Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, who became the first woman Deputy CM of the state.

Majhi secured victory in Keonjhar by 11,577 votes, defeating the BJD’s Mina Majhi. He is the first CM from Keonjhar in the state’s northern region. He served as Minister of Industry and Public Enterprise in the BJP-BJD coalition (2000-2009). Meanwhile, Pravati Parida won her first assembly seat in 2024 from Nimapara, following three consecutive losses.

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BJP dethroned the Biju Janata Dal in Odisha after the 24-year-old reign of Naveen Patnaik. BJP won 78 out of 147 seats in the Assembly and support from three Independent MLAs propelled their strength to 81. The BJD and BJP formed an 11-year alliance from 1998 to 2009, contesting three Lok Sabha and two Assembly elections together and Patnaik had ended the alliance before the 2009 general elections following a riot in Kandhamal.

Here is the full list of ministers who have been inducted into the 16-member Cabinet:

Minister	Portfolio
Mohan Charan Majhi- Chief Minister	Home, General Administration and Public Grievance, Information and Public Relations, Water Resources, Planning and Convergence
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo- Deputy CM	Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Energy
Pravati Parida- Deputy CM	Women & Child Development, Mission Shakti, Tourism
Suresh Pujari	Revenue and Disaster Management
Rabi Narayan Naik	Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water
Nityananda Gond	School and Mass Education, ST & SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Krushna Chandra Patra	Food Suppliers and Consumer Welfare, Science & Technology
Prithviraj Harichandan	Law, Works, Excise
Dr Mukesh Mahaling	Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Electronics & Information Technology
Bibhuti Bhushan Jena	Commerce & Transport, Steel & Mines
Dr Krushna Chandra Mahapatra	Housing & Urban Development, Public Enterprises
Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia	Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Labour & Employees State Insurance
Suryabanshi Suraj	Higher Education, Sports and Youth Services, Odia Language Literature and Culture
Pradeep Bala Samanta	Co-operation, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts
Gokulananda Mallik	Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Sampad Charan Swain	Industries, Skill Development & Technical Education

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