| Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha | |
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 Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo  Smt. Pravati Parida | |
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| Style | The Honourable (formal) |
| Status | Deputy Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | Dy. CM |
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| Residence | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Seat | Lok Seva Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Appointer | Governor of Odisha by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Odisha Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the governor Legislative Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner No term limits specified.[1] |
| Inaugural holder | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 |
| Website | cm |
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The Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha is a member of the Cabinet of Odisha Government in the Government of Odisha. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.[2] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
- ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Odisha as well.
- ^ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2017.