Bhubaneswar, Jun 11: BJP leader Mohan Charan Majhi will be the new chief minister of Odisha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced here on Tuesday. The Keonjhar MLA was selected for the top post at the BJP legislature party meeting here. Odisha New CM: Mohan Charan Majhi To Be BJP's First Odisha Chief Minister, Elected as Leader of BJP Legislative Party (Watch Video)

BJP Leader Mohan Charan Majhi New Odisha CM

Apart from Singh, Union minister Bhupender Yadav attended the meeting as observer.

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