First Naveen Patnaik ministry

First Naveen Patnaik ministry

26th Ministry of Odisha
2000–2004
Date formed5 March 2000
Date dissolved15 May 2004
People and organisations
GovernorM. M. Rajendran
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
No. of ministers25
Member partiesNDA 107
  BJD 69
  BJP 38
Status in legislatureMajority
107 / 147(73%)
Opposition partyINC
Opposition leaderRamakanta Mishra
History
Election2000
Legislature terms4 years, 71 days
PredecessorSecond Hemananda Biswal ministry
SuccessorSecond Naveen Patnaik ministry

Naveen Patnaik was elected as the chief minister of Odisha for the first time in 2000 after NDA secured a landslide victory in the 2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. The elections were held in February 2000 in two phases. NDA secured 107 seats out of 147 in the twelfth Odisha Legislative Assembly. BJD secured 69 seats while BJP secured 38 seats.