Naveen Patnaik sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha consecutively for fifth time

Bhubaneswar: Setting a  record in the political history of  Odisha,  BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik was today sworn-in as  the Chief Minister for fifth time  in a row.

Odisha Governor  Prof  Ganeshi Lal  administered the oath of  office and secrecy  to  Mr.Patnaik  at a special function, organized for the first time outside of  Raj Bhawan at the  IDCOL Exhibition ground here.

Along  with Mr Patnaik, eleven cabinet  ministers-- two of them new comers,  four ministers from the outgoing cabinet and  five former ministers were also  sworn-in (UNI)