BJP's tribal leader Mohan Charan Majhi will be the new Chief Minister of Odisha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced here on Tuesday. KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida were made Deputy Chief Ministers of the State, he said.
The new Government will take oath at Janata Maidan on Wednesday which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some of his Cabinet members who are also scheduled to grace the oath ceremony of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu's swearing in ceremony as Chief Minister in Andhra Pradesh.
The TDP legislators, Janasena and BJP as part of NDA constituents elected Naidu as their leader in the Assembly. Along with Naidu as CM, some leaders from Janasena and BJP could swear-in on June 12.
The decision in Odisha was taken at the BJP legislature party meeting attended by Singh and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav as observers. "Mohan Majhi has been elected by the legislature party unanimously," Singh informed the media.
Mohan Charan Majhi, 52, defeated Mina Majhi of the BJD by 11,577 votes from the Keonjhar assembly constituency. The chief whip of the BJP in the previous Assembly, he was elected to the assembly for the fourth time.
Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo defeated Saroj Kumar Meher of the BJD by 1357 votes from Patnagarh, while the other deputy CM Pravati Parida beat BJD leader Dilip Kumar Nayak by 4588 votes from Nimapara.
