 In 1937, the first Governor of Odisha, Sir John Austin Hubback invited Krushna Chandra Gajapati Dev to form the cabinet.Shri Gajapati was the first Prime Minister of the Odisha state from 1 April 1937 to 18 July 1937.He was the Prime Minister of Odisha for the second time from 24 November 1941 to 30 June 1944.