# List of chief ministers of Odisha

The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.
On 1 April 1936, Orissa Province was formed. The first provincial government formed under Prime ministership of Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo. He ruled until July 1937. Thereafter the All India Congress party leader Bishwanath Das took over the charge of Prime minister for two more years. Again Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati took the charge before he finally handed over to Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab in the year 1946. After India got its independence under the new framework the Prime Minister or Premier position of provincial governments got abolished and the position of chief minister is created. Until the first election after independence, Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab continued to be the chief minister of Odisha and then it was taken over by Nabakrushna Choudhury. Here is the list of chief ministers of Odisha since 1946. Since 1946, Odisha has had 14 chief ministers. Serving from 2000 till 2024, Naveen Patnaik of the Biju Janata Dal was the longest-serving chief minister in Odisha's history. The current chief minister of Odisha since 12 June 2024 is Mohan Charan Majhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Prime ministers of Orissa (1937–1950)

| No | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 1 | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | Paralakhemundi | 1 April 1937 | 19 July 1937 | 109 days | 1st Provincial (1937 election) | Independent |
| 2 | Bishwanath Das | Ghumsur | 19 July 1937 | 6 November 1939 | 2 years, 108 days | 1st Provincial (1937 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (1) | Krushna Chandra Gajapati | Paralakhemundi | 24 November 1941 | 30 June 1944 | 2 years, 213 days | 1st Provincial (1937 election) | Independent |
| 3 | Harekrushna Mahatab | East Bhadrak | 23 April 1946 | 26 January 1950 | 3 years, 278 days | 2nd Provincial (1946 election) | Indian National Congress |

## Chief ministers of Odisha

| No | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 1 | Harekrushna Mahatab | East Bhadrak | 26 January 1950 | 12 May 1950 | 107 days | 2nd Provincial (1946 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | Barchana | 12 May 1950 | 20 February 1952 | 6 years, 160 days | 2nd Provincial (1946 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | Barchana | 20 February 1952 | 19 October 1956 | 6 years, 160 days | 1st (1952 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (1) | Harekrushna Mahatab | Soro | 19 October 1956 | 5 April 1957 | 4 years, 129 days | 1st (1952 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (1) | Harekrushna Mahatab | Soro | 6 April 1957 | 25 February 1961 | 4 years, 129 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 25 February 1961 | 23 June 1961 | 118 days | 2nd (1957 election) | N/A |
| 3 | Biju Patnaik | Choudwar | 23 June 1961 | 2 October 1963 | 2 years, 101 days | 3rd (1961 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Biren Mitra | Cuttack City | 2 October 1963 | 21 February 1965 | 1 year, 142 days | 3rd (1961 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Sadashiva Tripathy | Omerkote | 21 February 1965 | 8 March 1967 | 2 years, 15 days | 3rd (1961 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Bolangir | 8 March 1967 | 9 January 1971 | 3 years, 307 days | 4th (1967 election) | Swatantra Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 11 January 1971 | 3 April 1971 | 83 days | 4th (1967 election) | N/A |
| 7 | Bishwanath Das | Rourkela | 3 April 1971 | 14 June 1972 | 1 year, 72 days | 5th (1971 election) | Independent |
| 8 | Nandini Satpathy | Cuttack | 14 June 1972 | 3 March 1973 | 262 days | 5th (1971 election) | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 3 March 1973 | 6 March 1974 | 3 days | 5th (1971 election) | N/A |
| (8) | Nandini Satpathy | Dhenkanal | 6 March 1974 | 16 December 1976 | 2 years, 285 days | 6th (1974 election) | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 16 December 1976 | 29 December 1976 | 13 days | 6th (1974 election) | N/A |
| 9 | Binayak Acharya | Berhampur | 29 December 1976 | 30 April 1977 | 122 days | 6th (1974 election) | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 30 April 1977 | 26 June 1977 | 57 days | 6th (1974 election) | N/A |
| 10 | Nilamani Routray | Basudevpur | 26 June 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 2 years, 236 days | 7th (1977 election) | Janata Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 17 February 1980 | 9 June 1980 | 113 days | 7th (1977 election) | N/A |
| 11 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Athagarh | 9 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | 9 years, 181 days | 8th (1980 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Athagarh | 10 March 1985 | 7 December 1989 | 9 years, 181 days | 9th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Hemananda Biswal | Laikera | 7 December 1989 | 5 March 1990 | 88 days | 9th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (3) | Biju Patnaik | Bhubaneswar | 5 March 1990 | 15 March 1995 | 5 years, 10 days | 10th (1990 election) | Janata Dal |
| (11) | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Begunia | 15 March 1995 | 17 February 1999 | 3 years, 339 days | 11th (1995 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Giridhar Gamang | Laxmipur | 17 February 1999 | 6 December 1999 | 292 days | 11th (1995 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (12) | Hemananda Biswal | Laikera | 6 December 1999 | 5 March 2000 | 90 days | 11th (1995 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Naveen Patnaik | Hinjili | 5 March 2000 | 16 May 2004 | 24 years, 98 days | 12th (2000 election) | Biju Janata Dal |
| 14 | Naveen Patnaik | Hinjili | 16 May 2004 | 21 May 2009 | 24 years, 98 days | 13th (2004 election) | Biju Janata Dal |
| 14 | Naveen Patnaik | Hinjili | 21 May 2009 | 21 May 2014 | 24 years, 98 days | 14th (2009 election) | Biju Janata Dal |
| 14 | Naveen Patnaik | Hinjili | 21 May 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 24 years, 98 days | 15th (2014 election) | Biju Janata Dal |
| 14 | Naveen Patnaik | Hinjili | 29 May 2019 | 12 June 2024 | 24 years, 98 days | 16th (2019 election) | Biju Janata Dal |
| 15 | Mohan Charan Majhi | Keonjhar | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 277 days | 17th (2024 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ↑ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.

## Statistics
### List by chief minister

* Bharatiya Janata Party (1%)
* Biju Janata Dal (34.01%)
* Independent (1.68%)
* President's Rule (1.48%)
* Indian National Congress (43%)
* Others (9.09%)
* Janata Dal (9.74%)
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Party | Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership |
| 1 | Naveen Patnaik | | BJD | 24 years, 98 days | 24 years, 98 days |
| 2 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | | INC | 9 years, 181 days | 13 years, 155 days |
| 3 | Biju Patnaik | | JD/INC | 5 years, 10 days | 7 years, 111 days |
| 4 | Nabakrushna Choudhuri | | INC | 6 years, 160 days | 6 years, 160 days |
| 5 | Harekrushna Mahatab | | INC | 4 years, 129 days | 4 years, 236 days |
| 6 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | | SWA | 3 years, 307 days | 3 years, 307 days |
| 7 | Nandini Satpathy | | INC | 2 years, 285 days | 3 years, 182 days |
| 8 | Nilamani Routray | | JP | 2 years, 236 days | 2 years, 236 days |
| 9 | Sadashiva Tripathy | | INC | 2 years, 15 days | 2 years, 15 days |
| 10 | Biren Mitra | | INC | 1 year, 142 days | 1 year, 142 days |
| 11 | Bishwanath Das | | IND | 1 year, 72 days | 1 year, 72 days |
| 12 | Giridhar Gamang | | INC | 292 days | 292 days |
| 13 | Mohan Charan Majhi* | | BJP* | 277 days* | 277 days* |
| 14 | Hemananda Biswal | | INC | 90 days | 178 days |
| 15 | Binayak Acharya | | INC | 122 days | 122 days |