Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik, who won the state elections with a resounding margin, took oath as the Chief Minister for a fifth consecutive term Wednesday. A 20-member Council of Ministers also took oath along with Patnaik at the Idco Exhibition Grounds here. The Chief Minister-designate was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal. The newly-elected BJD MLAs also took oath as ministers, including 11 of Cabinet rank, at the swearing-in ceremony attended by a host of dignitaries. Along with Patnaik, 11 Cabinet ministers – two of them new comers, four ministers from the outgoing Cabinet and five former ministers were also sworn-in. Similarly, among the nine ministers of state who were sworn in Wednesday eight were new faces while one was the minister in the previous government. Patnaik and Cabinet minister Ranendra Pratap Swain took the oath in English, Cabinet minister Sudam Marandi took the oath in Santhali languge. The rest took the oath in Odia. C...
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