Half of Odisha ministers resign as CM reshuffles his cabinet
Out of the 20 Odisha ministers, 10 tendered their resignations as CM Naveen Patnaik reshuffled his Cabinet on Sunday for the first time since assuming the office for the fourth term in 2014. Patnaik has inducted 12 ministers, including 10 new entrants. "I am grateful to those ministers who resigned voluntarily to work for the party," Patnaik said.