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

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)