Naveen Patnaik was elected as chief minister of Odisha for the third time in 2009 after securing a landslide victory in 2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. The elections were held in the state in two phases coinciding with 2009 Indian general election. The results were declared on 16 May 2009. Biju Janata Dal secured 103 seats out of 147 in the fourteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly, becoming the first ever regional party to come to power on its own in the state. The ministry was informally known as Naveen 3.0.
After breaking 11 year old alliance with BJP, BJD decided to fight upcoming election independently with limited seat-sharing agreement with NCP, CPM & CPI and won the 2009 Orissa Assembly election with a landslide.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with 11 Cabinet Ministers and 9 Minister of State with Independent Charges were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare at the Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 21 May 2009.
First Cabinet reshuffle took place on 10 May 2011.
Second Cabinet reshuffle took place on 2 August 2012 on the backdrop of May 29 2012 political coup against Chief Minister by now expelled senior party leader & Rajya Sabha member Pyarimohan Mohapatra.
Despite Modi Wave, BJD had a landslide victory in 2014 Odisha Assembly election. Subsequently, Mr. Patnaik gave his resignation to Governor on 20 May 2014.