Wednesday 1 August 2012

ODISHA CM NAVEEN PATNAIK TO EXPAND MINISTRY TODAY SWEARING IN CEREMONY TO AT RAJ BHAWAN .

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to expand ministry today. This is informed by the state parliamentary affairs ministry.

As per the report the swearing in ceremony will be held 2.15 pm at Raj Bhawan. Sources said Chief Minister Patnaik called on few MLAs who will be inducted to ministry. With five of the 21 ministerial berths vacant in Odisha following dismissal of three rebels after a failed coup bid and two resigning earlier, chief minister to induct his staunch loyalists today. As per the report he will sack three ministers today before the oath taking ceremony.

CM Patnaik reportedly invited senior BJD leader Dr. Damodar Rout, AU Singhdeo, Bijoyshree Routray, Kalpataru Das, Jina Hikaka, Sarojini Hembrum to join the ministry.

Senior leaders in the race for a ministerial berth were former ministers A U Singhdeo, Damodar Rout, Bijayshree Routray, Debashish Nayak, Rabi Narayan Nanda, Kalandi Behera, Bed Prakash Agarwal, Bishnu Das, Padmanabha Behera and Pramila Mallick. Dharmasala MLA Kalpataru Das, Arun Sahu, Sanjay Dasburma, Debashis Samantray, Ashok Panda and Sipra Mallick were also in the race.

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