Second Biju Patnaik ministry

Second Biju Patnaik ministry
Second Biju Patnaik ministry
; 22nd Ministry of Odisha
1990 – 1995
	Biju Patnaik; Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha
Date formed	5 March 1990
Date dissolved	15 March 1995
People and organisations
Governor	Yagya Dutt Sharma; Saiyid Nurul Hasan (Acting); B. Satya Narayan Reddy
Chief Minister	Biju Patnaik
No. of ministers	25
Member parties	Janata Dal
Status in legislature	Majority 123 / 147 (84%)
Opposition party	No Official Opposition
History
Election	1990
Legislature terms	5 years, 10 days
Predecessor	First Hemananda Biswal ministry
Successor	Third Janaki Ballabh Patnaik ministry

Biju Patnaik was elected as the chief minister of Odisha for second time in 1990 after Janata Dal secured a landslide victory in the 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. The elections were held in February 1990. JD secured 123 seats out of 147 in the tenth Odisha Legislative Assembly.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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.

Mr. Patnaik resigned on 15 March 1995 following his party's defeat in 1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.^[4]

Council of Ministers

Source
Portfolio	Name Constituency	Tenure
Chief Minister General Administration Other departments not allocated to any Minister.	Biju Patnaik MLA from Bhubaneswar	15 March 1990	15 March 1995	JD
Power Mines & Geology Community Development & Rural Reconstruction Tourism Sports & Culture Youth Services Information & Public Relations Commerce and Transport Food & Civil Supplies			24 July 1990	JD
Planning & Coordination Science & Technology Industries Harijan & Tribal Welfare Labour & Employment Fisheries & Animal Husbandry			1 January 1991	JD
Home			4 January 1993	JD
Steel & Mines		24 July 1990	15 March 1995	JD
Energy Finance Public Grievances & Pension		24 July 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Science & Technology		1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Aviation in Commerce and Transport		4 December 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Environment		4 December 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Home (except Jails) Handlooms & Textiles Public Enterprises Planning & Coordination		4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Cabinet Minister
Works Housing & Urban Development	Nalinikanta Mohanty MLA from Rajanagar	15 March 1990	15 March 1995	JD
Law	Narasingha Mishra MLA from Loisingha	15 March 1990	15 March 1995	JD
Forest Environment	Adwait Prasad Singh MLA from Angul	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Forest & Environment	Harish Chandra Buxipatra MLA from Koraput	1 January 1991	4 December 1991	JD
Forest	Harish Chandra Buxipatra MLA from Koraput	4 December 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Forest	Adwait Prasad Singh MLA from Angul	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Irrigation Parliamentary Affairs	Bijoy Mohapatra MLA from Patkura	15 March 1990	15 March 1995	JD
Education in Education & Youth Services	Chaitanya Prasad Majhi MLA from Rairangpur	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Education		1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Higher Education in Education		4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Health & Family Welfare	Ghasiram Majhi MLA from Nawapara	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Health & Family Welfare	Bairagi Jena MLA from Chandabali	1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Health	Sayed Mustafiz Ahmed MLA from Cuttack City	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Agriculture	Jagannath Mallick MLA from Jajpur	15 March 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Agriculture	Ram Krushna Patnaik MLA from Kodala	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Co-operation	Jagannath Mallick MLA from Jajpur	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
	Adwait Prasad Singh MLA from Angul	1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
	Biswabhusan Harichandan MLA from Chilika	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Finance	Ram Krushna Patnaik MLA from Kodala	15 March 1990	24 July 1990	JD
Finance	Bed Prakash Agarwal MLA from Kendrapara	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Revenue	Surendra Nath Naik MLA from Kakatpur	15 March 1990	15 March 1995	JD
Excise	Surendra Nath Naik MLA from Kakatpur	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Excise	Prasanna Acharya MLA from Bargarh	1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Rural Development	Ram Krushna Patnaik MLA from Kodala	24 July 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Rural Development (except Lift Irrigation & Minor Irrigation)	Prasanna Acharya MLA from Bargarh	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Lift Irrigation & Minor Irrigation	Saharai Oram MLA from Champua	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Industries (except Handlooms & Textiles)	Dilip Kumar Ray MLA from Rourkela	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Harijan & Tribal Welfare	Ghasiram Majhi MLA from Nawapara	1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Tribal Welfare	Ghasiram Majhi MLA from Nawapara	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Harijan Welfare	Jagannath Mallick MLA from Jajpur	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Handlooms & Textiles Industries	Sayed Mustafiz Ahmed MLA from Cuttack City	1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Sports & Culture Youth Services	Sarat Kumar Kar MLA from Mahanga	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Information & Public Relations	Sarat Kumar Kar MLA from Mahanga	1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Information & Public Relations	Bairagi Jena MLA from Chandabali	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Tourism	Ananga Udaya Singh Deo MLA from Bolangir	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Commerce and Transport	Bhagabat Behera MLA from Nayagarh	24 July 1990	4 December 1991	JD
Commerce and Transport (except Aviation)	Bhagabat Behera MLA from Nayagarh	4 December 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Commerce and Transport (except Aviation)	Harish Chandra Buxipatra MLA from Koraput	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Food & Civil Supplies	Biswabhusan Harichandan MLA from Chilika	24 July 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Food & Civil Supplies	Bhagabat Behera MLA from Nayagarh	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Panchayati Raj	Damodar Rout MLA from Ersama	24 July 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Panchayati Raj (except Social Welfare)	Damodar Rout MLA from Ersama	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Public Grievances & Pension	Prasanna Kumar Patasani MLA from Khurda	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
School & Mass Education	Prafulla Chandra Ghadei MLA from Sukinda	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Energy	Kalindi Behera MLA from Salepur	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Minister of State with Independent Charges
Planning & Coordination Public Enterprises	Prafulla Chandra Ghadei MLA from Sukinda	7 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Rural Electrification	Kalindi Behera MLA from Salepur	7 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Labour & Employment	Prafulla Samal MLA from Bhadrak	7 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Fisheries & Animal Husbandry	Surjya Narayan Patro MLA from Mohana	7 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Family Welfare	Kamala Das MLA from Bhograi	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Excise	Jayaram Pangi MLA from Pottangi	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Social Welfare	Padmanabha Behera MLA from Phulbani	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Handicraft & Cottage Industries	Chhotaray Majhi MLA from Keonjhar	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Environment	Mangala Kisan MLA from Rajgangpur	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Jails	Kiran Chandra Singh Deo MLA from Kesinga	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Minister of State
Harijan & Tribal Welfare	Chhotaray Majhi MLA from Keonjhar	15 March 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Rural Development	Saharai Oram MLA from Champua	15 March 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Primary & Adult Education	Kamala Das MLA from Bhograi	15 March 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Health & Family Welfare	Kamala Das MLA from Bhograi	4 January 1993	15 March 1995	JD
Forest Environment	Mangala Kisan MLA from Rajgangpur	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Forest & Environment	Mangala Kisan MLA from Rajgangpur	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Industries	Dilip Kumar Ray MLA from Rourkela	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Industries	Jadav Majhi MLA from Dabugam	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Health & Family Welfare	Sayed Mustafiz Ahmed MLA from Cuttack City	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Health & Family Welfare	Trinath Naik MLA from Hindol	1 January 1991	17 October 1992	JD
Planning & Coordination	Jadav Majhi MLA from Dabugam	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Fisheries & Animal Husbandry	Surjya Narayan Patro MLA from Mohana	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Labour & Employment	Prafulla Samal MLA from Bhadrak	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Handlooms & Textiles	Prasanna Acharya MLA from Bargarh	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Co-operation	Jayaram Pangi MLA from Pottangi	25 July 1990	4 January 1993	JD
Agriculture	Jayaram Pangi MLA from Pottangi	25 July 1990	1 January 1991	JD
Panchayati Raj	Padmanabha Behera MLA from Phulbani	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Irrigation	Raghunath Hembram MLA from Karanjia	1 January 1991	15 March 1995	JD
Works Housing & Urban Development	Kiran Chandra Singh Deo MLA from Kesinga	1 January 1991	4 January 1993	JD
Deputy Minister
Tourism Sports & Culture	Padmanabha Behera MLA from Phulbani	15 March 1990	1 January 1991	JD

Notes

^ No party was able to secure 10% of the assembly strength i.e. 14 Seats

References

^ Rout, Dhananjay (17 September 2025). "Biju Patnaik: A Short History of his Career and Achievements" (PDF). Odisha Review.
^ "Welcome to Kalinga Foundation Trust". www.kalingafoundationtrust.com. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
^ Pradhan, Sudarshan (July 2021). "Political career and achievement of Biju Patnaik" (PDF). International Research Journal of Social Sciences. 10 (3): 62–65.
^ Das, Dr. Sthitaprajna; Panigrahi, Puspalata (14 July 2024). "A study on the state legislative assembly elections in Odisha (1952-2024)" (PDF). International Journal of Political Science and Governance. 6 (2): 28–33 – via P-ISSN: 2664-6021, E-ISSN: 2664-603X, Impact Factor (RJIF): 5.92.

[1] No party was able to secure 10% of the assembly strength i.e. 14 Seats

[2] Rout, Dhananjay (17 September 2025). "Biju Patnaik: A Short History of his Career and Achievements" (PDF). Odisha Review.

[3] "Welcome to Kalinga Foundation Trust". www.kalingafoundationtrust.com. Retrieved 17 September 2025.

[4] Pradhan, Sudarshan (July 2021). "Political career and achievement of Biju Patnaik" (PDF). International Research Journal of Social Sciences. 10 (3): 62–65.

[5] Das, Dr. Sthitaprajna; Panigrahi, Puspalata (14 July 2024). "A study on the state legislative assembly elections in Odisha (1952-2024)" (PDF). International Journal of Political Science and Governance. 6 (2): 28–33 – via P-ISSN: 2664-6021, E-ISSN: 2664-603X, Impact Factor (RJIF): 5.92.

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Chief ministers of Odisha
Orissa Province	Krushna Chandra Gajapati Bishwanath Das Harekrushna Mahatab
Odisha (formerly Orissa)	Harekrushna Mahatab Nabakrushna Choudhuri Biju Patnaik Biren Mitra Sadashiva Tripathy Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Bishwanath Das Nandini Satpathy Binayak Acharya Nilamani Routray Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Hemananda Biswal Giridhar Gamang Naveen Patnaik Mohan Charan Majhi
Ministry	Gajapati I Das I Gajapati II Mahatab I Choudhuri I Choudhuri II Mahtab II Mahtab III Biju I Mitra Tripathy Singh Deo Das II Satpathy I Satpathy II Acharya Routray Janaki I Janaki II Biswal I Biju II Janaki III Gamang Biswal II Naveen I Naveen II Naveen III Naveen IV Naveen V Majhi