BJD's General Secretary and Mass Education minister Debi Prasad Mishra made the announcement in a satement.
Rout had earlier faced no-confidence motion brought by Congress councillors and an independent member of the Odisha Assembly.
However, the no-confidence motion was rejected since BJD councillors had abstained from voting on the issue and as a result she had retained the post.
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