Bhubaneswar: Four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi is set to be sworn in as the BJP's first Chief Minister in Odisha on Wednesday evening.
Two deputy chief ministers – first time MLA Pravati Parida and six-time legislator Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo – will also be sworn-in today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Majhi.
Majhi 52, who belongs to the Santali tribe and hails from the state's Keonjhar district was elected leader of BJP legislature party in Odisha at a meeting held yesterday. The decision was announced by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh after the meeting of the party's newly-elected MLAs here. (with Agency inputs)