Odisha: CM and Deputy CMs

Mohan Charan Majhi

• Odisha’s 15^th CM. A lawyer.
• A Santhal tribal, Odisha’s first BJP CM, 52 years old. 6^th January 1972.
• General Secretary of BJP Odisha ST Morcha
• 4-term MLA. Keonjhar assembly seat (ST). 2000. 2004. 2019. 2024.
• Rose from humble background. Son of a security gaurd.
• Village head. 1997 to 2000. Raikala village. Keonjhar district.
• Was BJP’s Chief Whip in last assembly.

Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo

• Odisha’s deputy CM, 67 years old, a Kshatriya. 14 June 1956.
• From the erstwhile royal family of Patnagarh.
• Patnagarh: a former princely state. Bolangir district.
• 6-term MLA. 1995. 2000. 2004. 2009. 2014. 2024.
• Was minister in BJD-BJD coalition government. 2000 to 2009.
• Was Odisha BJP president.
• Wife: Sangita Kumar Singh Deo. Lok Sabha MP. 12^th. 13^th. 14^th.16^th. 18^th. Lok Sabha.

Pravati Parida

• A Puri district MLA. Nimapara Assembly Constituency.
• Known as a social activist.
• 1^st term MLA. Comes from the OBC community. A lawyer.
• Was BJP Mahila Morcha President in Odisha. 2016 to 2022.
• Was Odisha BJP Vice President. 2022 to 2024.
• Contested 2009, 2014 and 2019 elections. Lost all. 2009 as an IND.