The move has drawn criticism from the Opposition. Former CM & BJD chief Naveen Patnaik said BJP ‘renamed more than 40 schemes of my government as their own’.
This is the first BJP govt in Odisha after its emphatic performance in recent elections, after it defeated BJD. BJP won 78 of 147 seats in Odisha assembly polls.
He will take oath Wednesday along with his two deputies, K.V. Singh Deo & Pravati Parida. Four-term MLA from Santhal community, Majhi won from Keonjhar.
High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.
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