Mohan Charan Majhi Takes Oath As First BJP CM Of Odisha, PM Modi Among Attendees —IN PICS

Mohan Charan Majhi was sworn in as Odisha's first BJP chief minister, ending the 24-year rule of the BJD. The ceremony, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries.

BJP tribal leader Mohan Majhi was sworn in as Odisha CM on Wednesday, June 12.

Four-time MLA and tribal leader Mohan Charan Majhi was on Wednesday sworn in as the first BJP chief minister of Odisha. (Image Source: ANI)

Governor Raghubar Das and CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi received PM Modi from the Bhubaneswar airport. (Image Source: ANI)

PM Modi arrived in Odisha to attend the state's new CM's swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Image Source: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Odisha's Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi during the latter's swearing-in ceremony, in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Image Source: PTI)

Odisha's new CM Majhi personally visited the ex-CM Naveen Patnaik before taking the oath. (Image Source: PTI)

Patnaik extended his best wishes, expressing hope and confidence that his leadership, strength, and abilities would serve the people of Odisha well. (Image Source: X/@Naveen_Odisha)

This is the first time that a BJP government has been formed in the eastern state. It has got a clear mandate in Odisha, ending the 24-year stint of the BJD. (Image Source: X/@Naveen_Odisha)

The saffron party came into power in Odisha by securing 78 seats in the 147-member Assembly while Patnaik-led BJD got 51 seats, Congress (14), CPI(M) won one seat while Independents got three. (Image Source: X/@Naveen_Odisha)

PM Modi also meet Odisha's former CM Naveen Patnaik during Mohan Majhi's swearing-in ceremony in Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Image Source: PTI)

Apart from Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Bhupender Yadav, Dharmendra Pradhan, Jual Oram, Ashwini Vaishnaw and others attended the ceremony. (Image Source: PTI)

PM Narendra Modi with Odisha's Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM-designate K V Singh Deo, and Governor Raghubar Das during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Odisha government, in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Image Source: PTI)

Several chief ministers of BJP-ruled states including Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Uttarakhand were also present. (Image Source: PTI)