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Ramesh Bais takes oath as 22nd Governor of Maharashtra, replaces Koshyari

Ramesh Bais on Saturday took oath as the 22nd Governor of Maharashtra, replacing Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Bais was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court S V Gangapurwala at the Raj Bhavan here. Bais took oath in Marathi. State Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was present at the swearing-in ceremony. Koshyari, who served as the Maharashtra governor from September 2019, resigned last week after a controversial tenure.

Former Supreme Court judges who were appointed as governors post-retirement

The appointment of former judges to other constitutional posts has long been a matter of debate in India

Vinai Kumar Saxena to take oath as Lt Governor of Delhi on Thursday

Vinai Kumar Saxena will take oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on Thursday at a ceremony at the Raj Niwas which is expected to be attended by hundreds of guests, including Union ministers. Invitations for the ceremony have been sent to more than 500 dignitaries, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues, high court judges, Union ministers, MPs and MLAs, official sources said on Wednesday. Saxena, 64, will be administered the oath of office by Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Vipin Sanghi at the ceremony scheduled to begin at 11 AM. Saxena, who held the post of chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), was appointed the Lt Governor of Delhi earlier this week, following resignation by his predecessor Anil Baijal due to "personal reasons". Ten Union ministers, including Home minister Amit Shah, have been invited to the oath-taking ceremony, sources said.

Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh sworn in as Uttarakhand governor

Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh was sworn in here on Wednesday as the new governor of Uttarakhand

New Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai to arrive in mid-July: Pramod Sawant

Newly-appointed Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai will be administered the oath of office after his arrival in the state in mid-July, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

President Kovind appoints new Governors for 8 states in major rejig

While many were transferred, others were new appointments.

Buzz grows that Sushma, Uma, Sumitra likely to be appointed governors

Swaraj's name was speculated as Andhra governor after Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan congratulated her on Twitter on the "appointment"

President Kovind approves appointment of five Governors, one LG

The statement also said that the President has approved the appointment of Brigadier (Retd.) B D Mishra as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh