Biju Patnaik was elected as the chief minister of Orissa for second time in 1990 after Janata Dal secured a landslide victory in the 1990 Orissa Legislative Assembly election. The elections were held in February 1990. JD secured 123 seats out of 147 in the tenth Orissa Legislative Assembly.
Brief history The Congress Party which was in power from 1980 to 1990 had lost the confidence of the people because of continuous intra-party squabbles and allegation of corruption.
Chief Minister Biju Patnaik along with 9 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Minister of State and 1 Deputy Minister were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Yagya Dutt Sharma on 15 March 1990.
Further cabinet was expanded/reshuffled in 24 July 1990, 1 January 1991, 4 December 1991 and 4 January 1993.
Shri Patnaik resigned on 15 March 1995 following his party's defeat in 1995 Orissa Legislative Assembly election.
Council of Ministers +SourcePortfolioPortraitNameTenureParty Chief Minister General Administration Other departments not allocated to any Minister.Biju Patnaik15 March 199015 March 1995 Power Mines & Geology Community Development & Rural Reconstruction Tourism Sports & Culture Youth Services Information & Public Relations Commerce and Transport Food & Civil Supplies24 July 1990 Planning & Coordination Science & Technology Industries Harijan & Tribal Welfare Labour & Employment Fisheries & Animal Husbandry1 January 1991 Home4 January 1993 Steel & Mines24 July 199015 March 1995 Energy Finance Public Grievances & Pension1 January 1991 Science & Technology1 January 199115 March 1995 Aviation in Commerce and Transport 4 December 199115 March 1995 Environment4 January 1993 Home (except Jails) Handlooms & Textiles Public Enterprises Planning & Coordination4 January 199315 March 1995Cabinet MinisterWorks Housing & Urban Development Nalinikanta Mohanty15 March 199015 March 1995 Law Narasingha Mishra15 March 199015 March 1995 Forest Environment Adwait Prasad Singh15 March 19901 January 1991 Forest & Environment Harish Chandra Buxipatra1 January 19914 December 1991 Forest4 December 19914 January 1993 Adwait Prasad Singh4 January 199315 March 1995 Irrigation Parliamentary AffairsBijoy Mohapatra15 March 199015 March 1995 Education in Education & Youth Services Chaitanya Prasad Majhi15 March 19901 January 1991 Education 1 January 19914 January 1993 Higher Education in Education 4 January 199315 March 1995 Health & Family Welfare Ghasiram Majhi15 March 19901 January 1991 Bairagi Jena1 January 19914 January 1993 Health Sayed Mustafiz Ahmed4 January 199315 March 1995 Agriculture Jagannath Mallick15 March 19904 January 1993 Ram Krushna Patnaik4 January 199315 March 1995 Co-operation Jagannath Mallick15 March 19901 January 1991 Adwait Prasad Singh1 January 19914 January 1993 Biswabhusan Harichandan4 January 199315 March 1995 Finance Ram Krushna Patnaik15 March 199024 July 1990Bed Prakash Agarwal1 January 199115 March 1995 Revenue Surendra Nath Naik15 March 199015 March 1995 Excise1 January 1991Prasanna Acharya1 January 19914 January 1993 Rural Development Ram Krushna Patnaik24 July 19904 January 1993 Rural Development (except Lift Irrigation & Minor Irrigation) Prasanna Acharya4 January 199315 March 1995 Lift Irrigation & Minor Irrigation Saharai Oram4 January 199315 March 1995 Industries (except Handlooms & Textiles) Dilip Kumar Ray1 January 199115 March 1995 Harijan & Tribal Welfare Ghasiram Majhi1 January 19914 January 1993 Tribal Welfare 4 January 199315 March 1995 Harijan Welfare Jagannath Mallick4 January 199315 March 1995 Handlooms & Textiles Industries Sayed Mustafiz Ahmed1 January 19914 January 1993 Sports & Culture Youth ServicesSarat Kumar Kar1 January 199115 March 1995 Information & Public Relations1 January 19914 January 1993 Bairagi Jena4 January 199315 March 1995 TourismAnanga Udaya Singh Deo1 January 199115 March 1995 Commerce and Transport Bhagabat Behera24 July 19904 December 1991 Commerce and Transport (except Aviation) 4 December 19914 January 1993 Harish Chandra Buxipatra4 January 199315 March 1995 Food & Civil Supplies Biswabhusan Harichandan24 July 19904 January 1993 Bhagabat Behera4 January 199315 March 1995 Panchayati Raj Damodar Rout24 July 19904 January 1993 Panchayati Raj (except Social Welfare) 4 January 199315 March 1995 Public Grievances & PensionPrasanna Kumar Patasani1 January 199115 March 1995 School & Mass EducationPrafulla Chandra Ghadei4 January 199315 March 1995 Energy Kalindi Behera4 January 199315 March 1995Minister of State with Independent Charges Planning & Coordination Public Enterprises Prafulla Chandra Ghadei7 January 19914 January 1993 Rural Electrification Kalindi Behera7 January 19914 January 1993 Labour & Employment Prafulla Samal7 January 199115 March 1995 Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Surjya Narayan Patro7 January 199115 March 1995 Family WelfareKamala Das4 January 199315 March 1995 Excise Jayaram Pangi4 January 199315 March 1995 Social Welfare Padmanabha Behera4 January 199315 March 1995 Handicraft & Cottage Industries Chhotaray Majhi4 January 199315 March 1995 Environment Mangala Kisan4 January 199315 March 1995 Jails Kiran Chandra Singh Deo 4 January 199315 March 1995Minister of State Harijan & Tribal Welfare Chhotaray Majhi15 March 19904 January 1993 Rural Development Saharai Oram15 March 19904 January 1993 Primary & Adult EducationKamala Das15 March 19904 January 1993 Health & Family Welfare 4 January 199315 March 1995 Forest Environment Mangala Kisan15 March 19901 January 1991 Forest & Environment 1 January 199115 March 1995 Industries Dilip Kumar Ray15 March 19901 January 1991Jadav Majhi1 January 199115 March 1995 Health & Family Welfare Sayed Mustafiz Ahmed15 March 19901 January 1991 Trinath Naik1 January 199117 October 1992 Planning & CoordinationJadav Majhi15 March 19901 January 1991 Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Surjya Narayan Patro15 March 19901 January 1991 Labour & Employment Prafulla Samal15 March 19901 January 1991 Handlooms & TextilesPrasanna Acharya15 March 19901 January 1991 Co-operation Jayaram Pangi25 July 19904 January 1993 Agriculture 1 January 1991 Panchayati Raj Padmanabha Behera1 January 199115 March 1995 Irrigation Raghunath Hembram1 January 199115 March 1995Works Housing & Urban Development Kiran Chandra Singh Deo 1 January 19914 January 1993Deputy Minister Tourism Sports & Culture Padmanabha Behera15 March 19901 January 1991
Demographics Division District Ministers Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State Northern Angul 1 Adwait Prasad Singh – Balangir 2 Narasingha MishraAnanga Udaya Singh Deo – Bargarh 1 Prasanna Acharya – Dhenkanal 1 – Trinath Naik Deogarh 0 – – Jharsuguda 0 – – Keonjhar 2 Saharai Oram Chhotaray Majhi Subarnapur 0 – – Sambalpur 0 – – Sundergarh 2 Dilip Kumar Ray Mangala Kisan Central Balasore 1 – Kamala Das Bhadrak 2 Bairagi Jena Prafulla Samal Cuttack 3 Sayed Mustafiz AhmedSarat Kumar KarKalindi Behera – Jagatsinghpur 2 Damodar Rout – Jajpur 2 Jagannath MallickPrafulla Chandra Ghadei – Khorda 3 Biju Patnaik (Chief Minister)Biswabhusan HarichandanPrasanna Kumar Patasani – Kendrapara 3 Nalinikanta MohantyBed Prakash AgarwalBijoy Mohapatra – Mayurbhanj 2 Chaitanya Prasad Majhi Raghunath Hembram Nayagarh 1 Bhagabat Behera – Puri 1 Surendra Nath Naik – Southern Boudh 0 – – Gajapati 0 – – Ganjam 2 Ram Krushna Patnaik Surjya Narayan Patro Kalahandi 1 – Kiran Chandra Singh Deo Kandhamal 1 – Padmanabha Behera Koraput 2 Harish Chandra Buxipatra Jayaram Pangi Malkangiri 0 – – Nabarangpur 1 – Jadav Majhi Nuapada 1 Ghasiram Majhi – Rayagada 0 – – Notes
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