New Delhi: Jual Oram was the second BJP leader from Odisha to be sworn in a minister in the new Narendra Modi government at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday evening.
The 63-year-old Oram, a five-time MP, won the 2024 Lok Sabha election , from Sundargarh again. He was India’s first Minister of Tribal Affairs, in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet.
#WATCH | BJP leader Jual Oram sworn-in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government pic.twitter.com/6jBEf4Uqqk
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Ashwini Vaishnaw followed Oram in taking oath, as he became the third BJP leader from Odisha to be inducted into the new Cabinet of ministers.
Vaishnaw, a member of Rajya Sabha representing Odisha from 2019, served as the Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology.
#WATCH | BJP leader Ashwini Vaishnaw takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government pic.twitter.com/0PUG4AHrzW
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Oram and Vaishnaw were preceded by Dharmendra Pradhan, who was the 10th minister to be sworn in after PM Modi.
