The politics of Odisha are part of India's federal parliamentary representative democracy, where the union government exercises sovereign rights.
Mohan Charan Majhi of BJP is the current Chief Minister of Odisha since 11th June 2024.
In the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of parliament), the state is represented by 10 members who are elected by the legislative assembly.
Assembly elections were held in 1937; the Indian National Congress won a majority of the seats, but declined to form a government.
The Congress reversed its decision, and resolved to form a government in July 1937; the governor invited Bishwanath Das to do so.
In 1939, with Congress ministers in other provinces, Das resigned in protest of the Governor-General's declaration of war against Germany without consulting Indian leaders.
Finally, it was Naveen Patnaik, who brought political stability in Odisha by serving for 25 years.
[6] Congress fell short of a simple majority, but formed a government with the support of independents; Nabakrushna Choudhury was chief minister.