Bhubaneswar, Odisha's new deputy chief minister, who is set to take oath on Wednesday, brings contrasting political experience to the table, as six-time MLA and former minister KV Singh Deo gets ready to work closely with debutant MLA Pravati Parida .

Belonging to the former royal family of Patnagarh, Dev was elected to the Odisha Assembly from the Patnagarh constituency for the sixth time. He has also served as the Minister for Industries and Public Enterprises during the BJP-BJD coalition government (2000–2009).

Singh Deo's wife Sangeeta Kumari Devi is also a four-time MP from Bolangir.

A graduate of Delhi University, his grandfather R N Singh Deo was the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1966 to 1971.

In contrast, Parvati Parida was elected to the Assembly for the first time from Nimapara seat in 2024 after three consecutive defeats.

She obtained her law degree from Utkal University in 1995 and was enrolled as an advocate in the Orissa High Court in the same year. Parida also completed her Master of Public Administration from the same university in 2005.

The BJP swept to power in Odisha by winning 78 of the 147 assembly seats, ending the 24-year rule of the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new government is scheduled to take place at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.