Opinion | Mohan Charan Majhi: What BJP’s First Odisha CM Brings To The Table & The Challenges He Faces

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi with PM Modi at his oath ceremony on Wednesday. Majhi is the third tribal CM of Odisha. ( Image Source :PTI )

On 12 June 2024, Mohan Charan Majhi, 52, took the oath of office to be the 15th chief minister of Odisha. The four-time MLA earns the distinction of being the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister of the state, besides being the third tribal to lead Odisha, after Hemahanda Biswal and Giridhar Gamang. Along with Majhi, two deputy chief ministers – K.V. Singh Deo and Prabhati Parida – and 16 ministers (11 cabinet ministers and five ministers of state with independent