CM Majhi, Two DyCMs, Naveen Patnaik take oath as member of Odisha Assembly

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Ministers, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, and BJD president Naveen Patnaik took oath as members of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly today at Bhubaneswar.

Pro-tem Speaker Ranenda Pratap Swain administered the oath of office to them and other newly elected MLAs.

The oath-taking by newly elected members will continue till tomorrow. The election for the Speaker will be held on Thursday.

In the recently concluded Assembly elections, the BJP secured a majority by winning 78 Assembly seats followed by BJD 51, Congress 14, CPI (M) 1 and 3 Independents. In the 147-member Odisha Assembly, as many as 82 are first-time MLAs.

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