Four-time MLA Mohan Majhi Set to Become Odisha's First BJP Chief Minister

KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida will serve as the deputy chief ministers.

Mohan Charan Majhi will assume the role of Odisha's new chief minister following his election as leader of the BJP legislature party in a meeting held on Tuesday.

Majhi will be sworn in on June 12, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance. He will be the first chief minister of Odisha since the state was established.

Prabhati Parida and KV Singh Deo will serve as deputy chief ministers as the BJP ends Naveen Patnaik's 24-year rule.

The BJP secured victory in the assembly elections, winning 74 out of 147 seats.

WHO IS MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI?

Union Minister Rajnath Singh, one of the BJP observers for selecting the new CM, praised Majhi as a “young and dynamic party karyakarta” poised to lead Odisha towards progress and prosperity as the new Chief Minister.

Mohan Majhi, aged 53, hails from the tribal community. He was first elected to the Odisha assembly from the Keonjhar constituency in 2000 and has continued to represent it.

A four-time MLA, Majhi is recognized for his public service and organizational capabilities. The BJP chose him as Odisha's first-ever chief minister, opting for a relatively new face after central ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram were sworn in.

Mr. Majhi will have two deputies, KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida. At 52, he was the youngest contender for the post and won the Keonjhar seat this year with a margin of 11,577 votes.