Naveen Patnaik of the Biju Jana Dal (BJD) party will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth consecutive term on May 29, 2019.
On the day of his oath taking, 6 to 7 lakh farmers under the state’s KALIA scheme will receive the financial assistance of Rs 5000 through Direct Benefit Transfer.
He has won 12 out of 23 parliamentary constituencies and 112 of the 146 Assembly seats in 2019.