Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP’s vocal tribal leader who attends all village functions
The Hindu
Mohan Charan Majhi, a four-time MLA with roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has been chosen the new Chief Minister of Odisha, marking the end of the saffron party’s four-decade-long pursuit of power in the State
Mohan Charan Majhi, a four-time MLA with roots in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has been chosen the new Chief Minister of Odisha, marking the end of the saffron party’s four-decade-long pursuit of power in the State.
The 52-year-old will be sworn in as the BJP’s first Chief Minister in Odisha on June 12. A member of the Santali tribe, he hails from Raikala village in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district.
As a prominent tribal face of the BJP, he was first elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 2000 and again in 2004. However, he lost his seat in the 2009 and 2014 elections after the BJP-BJD alliance broke down.
After making a modest beginning as the sarpanch of the Raikala panchayat, Mr. Majhi gradually ascended the political ladder. In addition to his political career, he briefly worked as a teacher at Saraswati Sishu Mandir, a school affiliated with the Sangh Parivar.
Mr. Majhi, a law graduate with a Master’s in Arts, returned to the Assembly in 2019. His performance stood out during the five-year term from 2019 to 2024 when the voice of the 23 BJP MLAs was usually overshadowed by the 112 MLAs of the BJD in the Assembly.
Mr. Majhi had introduced seven private member’s Bills, including the Odisha Whistle Blowers’ Protection Bill, 2020; the Odisha Mahila Gram Sabha Bill, 2021; the Reservation of One-third of Employment in Government Posts and Services for Odisha Government School Students Bill, 2021; the Odisha Ground Water (Protection, Conservation, Regulation and Management) Bill, 2023; and Odisha Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2023.
As the Chief Whip of the BJP in 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly, Mr. Majhi participated in probably the highest number of discussions, be it during adjournment motion or zero hour. Mr. Majhi, who was national secretary of the BJP ST Morcha, always stood up for tribal cause.
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