Senior BJP tribal leader and four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi took oath as Chief Minister of Odisha at an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Notably, Manoj Majhi is BJP's first Chief Minister in the state.

• The mega oath-taking ceremony took place at around 5 pm at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar.
• BJP leaders KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida were also sworn in as deputy chief ministers of Odisha.
• Prithiviraj Harichandan, Dr Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena and Dr Krushna Chandra Mohapatra also took oath as ministers in the Mohan Majhi-led government.