Tathagata Roy was today sworn in as the 18th Governor of Meghalaya at a function at the Raj Bhavan here.
The Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir administered the oath of office and secrecy to Roy in the presence of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and his cabinet colleagues besides senior officials of the state government.
Roy, who was earlier Tripura governor replaces Ganga Prasad who has been appointed as new Sikkim governor.
Roy, a former BJP leader was the president of the West Bengal BJP unit from 2002 till 2006 and was a member of the BJP's National Executive, the party's central policy making body from 2002 till May 2015.
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