The new council of ministers of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take oath of office on Monday. The council is likely to comprise 13 cabinet ministers and eight ministers of state (independent charge).
According to sources, Jagannath Saraka, Niranjan Pujari, Ranendra Pratap Swain, Pramila Mallick, Usha Devi, Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Pratap Keshari Deb, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Pradip Kumar Amat, Naba Kisore Das, Ashok Chandra Panda, Tukuni Sahu and Rajendra Dholakia have been informed over the phone from the CMO to remain present at the Convention Hall of the Lok Seba Bhawan to take the oath of office as Cabinet Ministers.
Similarly, Samir Ranjan Dash, Ashwini Kumar Patra, Pritiranjan Ghadei, Srikanta Sahu, Tusharkanti Behera, Rohit Pujari, Rita Sahu and Basanti Hembram have received phone calls to remain present at the Convention Hall of Lok Seba Bhawan to take the oath of office as Minister of State (Independent Charge), the sources added.
Women in Naveen Team: Five Women inducts in Naveen’s Ministry. Jajpur’s Pramila Mallick, who was chief whip of BJD, to take the oath of office as cabinet ministers. Usha Devi from Ganjam district to take oath as cabinet minister. Tukuni Sahu from Bolangir district who was Women and Child Welfare Minister again to take as cabinet minister. For the First time Basanti Hembram from Mayurbhanj district and Rita sahu from Bargarh district will be inducted in ministry.
New Faces: Rajendra Dholakia from Nuapada, Ashwini Kumar Patra from Baleswar, Pritiranjan Ghadei from Jajpur, Srikanta Sahu from Ganjam, Rohit Pujari from Sambalpur to be inducted in Ministry.
Old Face: Jagannath Saraka from Rayagada, Niranjan Pujari from Subarnapur, Ranendra Pratap Swain from Cuttack, Prafulla Kumar Mallick from Dhenkanal, Pratap Keshari Deb from Kendrapada, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak from Kendrapada, Pradip Kumar from Amat from Boudh, Naba Kandas Naveen’s new team in Khorda to be inducted.
According to sources, Former Parliamentary Affairs Minister and senior BJD leader and MLA from Bhanjanagar Bikram Keshari Arukha is likely to be appointed as the new Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Similarly, people in the know of things have revealed that BJD MLA from Jagatsinghpur Prasanta Muduli is likely to be appointed as the Chief Whip and BJD MLA from Patnagarh Saroj Meher is likely to be appointed as the Deputy Chief Whip.
List of probable new ministers in the new cabinet.
Probable Cabinet Ministers:
Jagannath Saraka
Niranjan Pujari
Ranendra Pratap Swain
Pramila Mallick
Usha Devi
Prafulla Kumar Mallik
Pratap Keshari Deb
Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak
Pradip Kumar Amat
Naba Kishore Das
Ashok Chandra Panda
We’re Sahu
Rajendra Dholakia
Probable Ministers of State (Independence charge)
Samir Ranjan Dash
Aswini Kumar Patra
Pritiranjan Ghadai
Srikanta Sahu
Tusharkanti Down
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