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Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The meeting in the national capital focused on the development agenda and welfare of the people of Odisha.

Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday to discuss the state's development and welfare, according to Pragativadi.

The discussions centred on current and future developmental initiatives in Odisha and measures to improve the lives of the state's residents.

Ram, a senior BJP leader and three-time former Lok Sabha MP from Palamu, Jharkhand, took office as the 28th Governor of Odisha on October 18, 2026.

He was appointed by President Droupadi Murmu on October 12 and was sworn in at Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar by Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tandon.

Ram succeeds Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati and previously headed the BJP’s Scheduled Caste Morcha in Jharkhand.

Born in 1958 in the Latehar district of Jharkhand, Ram also served as an MLA in undivided Bihar and as a Lok Sabha member in 1996, 1998, and 1999.

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