Fifth Naveen Patnaik ministry
Naveen Patnaik was elected as Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth time in 2019 after securing a landslide victory in 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. The elections were held in the state in four phases coinciding with 2019 Indian general election. The results were declared on 23 May 2019. Biju Janata Dal secured 112 seats out of 147 in the sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly. The ministry was informally known as Naveen 5.0. Council of MinistersChief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with 15 Cabinet Ministers and 5 Minister of State with Independent Charges were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 29 May 2019.[1][2][3] Entire cabinet was reshuffled on 5 June 2022. All ministers of previous cabinet resigned on 4 June 2022. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath to the new ministers. Thirteen ministers were sworn in with Cabinet rank while eight were inducted as ministers of state. Nine ministers of the previous cabinet were retained. In a first, five women minister joined the council of ministers.[4]
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