Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inducted 21 Ministers, including 13 Cabinet Ministers, while reconstituting the Council of Ministers in his fifth term on June 5.
Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new Ministers in the presence of Mr. Patnaik and senior party functionaries at the Lokseba Bhawan here.
In the complete revamp, 11 Ministers, including six holding Cabinet berths, were dropped. Senior Ministers Pratap Jena, Arun Kumar Sahoo, Sushanta Singh and Bikram Keshari Arukha lost their Cabinet berths. Seven MLAs took oath as Ministers for the first time in their career.