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A key player in the BJP's mega election success in Odisha, Pradhan didn't get a breather to savour victory, becoming the first Modi 3.0 minister in the Opposition's direct line of fire...
He adds that Pradhan also worked closely with BJP leaders from outside Odisha, like Bhupendra Yadav and Biplab Kumar Deb, who extensively worked for the BJP on the ground in the state...
Pradhan, who was a minister of state of petroleum and natural gas, was promoted as a Cabinet minister in 2017, and was also given the charge of the skill development ministry...
The promotion, political observers believe, was a reward for the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, a scheme to provide women below poverty line with free cooking gas cylinders...
It was thus imperative that these be handled by the same minister so that the same can work in unison for achieving common objectives, sources said on Pradhan getting the education portfolio...
