Odisha Gets New Governor: The newly appointed Governor of Odisha, Braj Mohan Ram, today took the oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, Justice Harish Tandon, administered the oath to the new Governor in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Jual Oram, Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Surama Padhy, the Council of Ministers and senior state government officials.
Braj Mohan Ram succeeds Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati as the Governor of Odisha. He was appointed to the constitutional post by President Droupadi Murmu on 12th of this month. Ram is a former three-time Member of Parliament from Palamu in Jharkhand. His swearing-in marks the formal beginning of his tenure as the constitutional head of Odisha.
