Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on May 22 inducted three new Ministers into his Cabinet after the resignation of Bikram Keshari Arukha as Speaker of State Legislative Assembly and two other Ministers from their respective posts 10 days ago.
Mr. Arukha, Sudam Marndi, and Sarada Prasad Nayak, who represent Bhanjanagar, Bangriposi and Rourkela Assembly constituencies respectively, were administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.
While Mr. Arukha had stepped down from the State Legislative Assembly’s Speaker’s post recently, Sameer Ranjan Dash, former School and Mass Education Minister, and Srikant Sahu, former Labour Minister, were asked to put in their papers after controversies surrounding their personal lives surfaced.
