Naveen Patnaik to take oath as the chief minister of Odisha for the fifth consecutive time.
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office on Naveen Patnaik. Twenty ministers including 11 cabinet ministers and nine ministers of state were also administered the oath of office and secrecy. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar. The 72-year-old Biju Janata Dal chief became one of the longest-serving chief ministers of the coastal state. The Biju Janata Dal, which secured 112 seat in the 147-member Odisha Assembly in the recently concluded election, held along with Lok Sabha polls, has been in power in the state since 2000.
Here are the live updates on Naveen Patnaik's swearing-in ceremony:
Congress congratulates Naveen Patnaik- Congress party tweeted congratulatory message to Odisha Chief Minister.
- It tweeted, "Congratulations to Shri Naveen Patnaik for his record fifth term in office and his continued service to the people of Odisha."
Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari extend wishes to Odisha Chief Minister- Outgoing Finance Chief Minister Arun Jaitley today tweeted, "Congratulations & best wishes to Naveen Babu on being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha."
- Senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari tweeted, "Congratulations to Sri @Naveen_Odisha ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha. Wishing you all the success."
West Bengal Mamata Banerjee greets Odisha Chief Minister- She tweeted, "Congratulations @Naveen_Odisha Naveen Babu for taking oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth time. We wish you well. Greetings to the people of Odisha."
President Ram Nath Kovind conveys good wishes- President Kovind spoke to Odisha Chief Minsiter Naveen Patnaik and congratulated him on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha.
- The President conveyed his good wishes to him and his entire team for the development of the state.
Chandrababu Naidu, Akhilesh Yadav congratulate Naveen Patnaik- Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Naveen Patnaik. He tweeted, "Congratulations Naveen Patnaik Ji for taking oath as Odisha's Chief Minister for the fifth consecutive term. I wish you the very best with all my heart. I am sure you will continue to fulfill the dreams of the people like you always have. #NaveenPatnaik"
- Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav also tweeted greetings. He tweeted, "Many congratulations to Shri @Naveen_Odisha Ji on being sworn-in as the CM of Odisha. May the state prosper and progress under your leadership."
It's a nostalgic journey, tweets Odisha Chief Minister
After the oath ceremony, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tweeted, "It's a nostalgic and personal journey for me to reminiscence the past 19 years. Today while I take oath of office for the 5th term, I humbly accept the responsibility that comes with the faith my 4.5 crore family members have reposed on me, yet again."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets congratulatory message for Naveen Patnaik
"Congratulations to Shri Naveen PatnaikJi on taking oath as Odisha's Chief Minister. Best wishes to him and his team in fulfilling the people's aspirations. I assure complete cooperation from the Centre in working for Odisha's progress."
Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha Chief Minister- Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha Chief Minister for the fifth term.
- His team of ministers also administered the oath of the office.
- Twenty ministers including 11 cabinet ministers and nine ministers of state were also administered the oath of office and secrecy.
- The cabinet ministers are Ranendra Pratap Swain, Bikram Keshari Arukh, Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Niranjan Pujari, Padmanabh Behera, Pratap Jena, Arun Kumar Sahoo, Sudam Marndi, Susant Singh, Naba Kishore Das and Tukuni Sahu.
- The ministers of state are Ashok Chandra Panda, Samir Ranjan Dash, Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi, Dibya Shankar Mishra, Premananda Nayak, Raghunandan Das, Padmini Dian, Tusharkanti Behera and Jagannath Saraka.
- Apart from chief minister''s elder brother and businessman Prem Patnaik, sister and noted writer Gita Mehta, around 7,000 dignitaries including captains of industries attended the swearing-in ceremony.
- A large number of BJD supporters and women grass root leaders attended the function.
Naveen Patnaik offers prayers ahead of oath ceremony- Ahead of swearing in ceremony, Naveen Patnaik offers prayers at Srimandira.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik congratulates Naveen Patnaik- Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Congratulations Naveen Patnaik on being sworn in for a historic 5th time as Odisha CM. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik tweets, "Congratulations Naveen Patnaik sir on being sworn in for a historic 5th time as CM #Odisha. My SandArt at Puri Beach".
Naveen Patnaik won from two Assembly segments- Naveen Patnaik won from his home turf Hinjili under the Aska Lok Sabha seat in southern Odisha and Bijapur in the Bargarh Lok Sabha seat in western Odisha.
- BJD retained 12 of the 21 parliamentary seats in the state. The party secured 112 seats in the 147-member Odisha Assembly.
- BJP won 23 seats and Congress managed to win nine seats.
- An independent and CPI(M) won one seat each.