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Biswa Bhushan Harichandan sworn in as the ninth Governor of Chhattisgarh (Twitter/@governorap)
Biswa Bhushan Harichandan was also the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the Odisha Legislative Assembly for 13 years from 1996 to 2009.
Biswa Bhushan Harichandan was sworn in as the ninth governor of Chhattisgarh on Thursday at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in capital Raipur.
Harichandan, 89, served as the governor of neighboring Andhra Pradesh before being appointed as the governor of Chhattisgarh.
Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court Arup Kumar Goswami administered the oath of office and secrecy to Harichandan.
He succeeds Anusuiya Uikey, who was recently appointed as the Governor of Manipur.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Narayan Chandel, state ministers and senior bureaucrats were present on the occasion.
Harichandan, who hails from Odisha, was elected MLA five times in that state and was a minister there four times.
He was the founding president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha in 1980 and was elected as the state party chief for three more terms.
He was also the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in the Odisha Legislative Assembly for 13 years from 1996 to 2009.
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