Oath of new cabinet in Odisha today: Patnaik’s new cabinet will be formed after the resignation of all ministers, major reshuffle possible

After the resignation of all 20 ministers of Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik government and Speaker Surya Narayan Patra, the new cabinet will be sworn in on Sunday. The function will start at 12 noon. This is the first time in the Naveen Patnaik government that the entire cabinet, including the Speaker, has resigned.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) completed three years of its term on May 29. Since then, speculations of a cabinet reshuffle started. According to official sources, the Chief Minister wants to reshuffle his cabinet. After which this decision was taken.

Focus may be on 2024 elections
It is believed that the Patnaik government has taken such a decision to strengthen the party before the Lok Sabha elections to be held in 2024. Assembly elections are going to be held in the state only in 2024, so Naveen Patnaik wants to give place to young and senior people in the cabinet under a new strategy.

Patnaik completes 25 years in politics
CM Naveen Patnaik has completed 25 years in politics. He was elected MP for the first time in 1997 from Aska Lok Sabha constituency. His father Biju Patnaik was a famous leader of Odisha. He formed the Biju Janata Dal after his father’s death and since then he has been the CM of the state for a long time.

Under the leadership of Naveen Patnaik, Biju Janata Dal has formed the government in Odisha for 5 consecutive times in 2000, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.