Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for a fourth consecutive term on Wednesday.
He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor S.C. Jamir at Raj Bhawan here.
Twenty-one ministers, including ten of cabinet rank, were also administered the oath of office and secrecy.
Patnaik led the BJD to a landslide victory in the just concluded assembly elections in the state.
The BJD won 117 of the 147 seats in the state assembly.
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