"There is no such thought," Patnaik, also the BJD chief told reporters replying a question on the possible ministry reshuffle after end of the hostage crisis.
There was speculations following the resignation of Agriculture minister Pradip Kumar Maharathy in the wake of Pipili rape case and that of Excise and Planning and Coordination minister A U Singhdeo after hooch tragedy in Cuttack and Khurda district.
While senior MLAs of the ruling BJD were lobbying to get a berth in the next reshuffle, the chief minister had made it clear that there was no such move now.
Patnaik had last reshuffled his ministry in May 2011 when five new ministers were inducted and three others including the then Agriculture minister Damodar Rout were dropped.
