Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government reshuffled it’s entire cabinet while preparing itself for the upcoming 2024 state elections. The appointed ministers handed over their resignations and paved way for the new ministers.
The reshuffle is an opportunity for women ministers and younger faces to be in the decision making body. The swearing in of the ministers took place on Sunday in the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.
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Jagannath Saraka, Niranjan Pujari, Ranendra Pratap Swain, Prafulla Kumar Mallik, Pratap Keshari Deb, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak,Pradip Kumar Amat, Naba Kisore Das, Ashok Chandra Panda and Rajendra Dholakia took their oath as cabinet ministers.
While Samir Ranjan Dash, Aswini Kumar Patra, Pritiranjan Gharai, Srikanta Sahu, Tusharkanti Behera, Rohit Pujari, Rita Sahu and Basanti Hembram were appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge)