Jishnu Dev Varma sworn in as Maharashtra Governor at Lok Bhavan

Jishnu Dev Varma a member of the Manikya royal dynasty of Tripura and former Governor of Telangana was on Tuesday sworn in as the 22nd governor of MaharashtraMumbai Maharashtra The new Governor of Maharashtra Jishnu Dev Varma takes oath at the Maharashtra Lok Bhavan pictwittercomQ4aWCRXbAJmdash IANS ians_india March 10 2026The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Shree Chandrashekhar at Darbar Hall of Maharashtra Lok Bhavan in Mumbai Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar congratulated the governor by presenting bouquets Soon after the Indian Navy accorded him a ceremonial guard of honourFollowing the election of Governor CP Radhakrishnan as VicePresident of India on September 12 2025 the additional charge of Maharashtra Governor had been given to Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat Earlier Chief Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal read out the warrant of appointment issued by President Droupadi Murmu in both Hindi and EnglishThe ceremony began with the National Song Vande Mataram followed by the National Anthem and the state song It concluded with Vande Mataram and the National Anthem played by the police bandBefore his appointment in Maharashtra Jishnu Dev Varma served as Governor of Telangana from July 31 2024 From 2018 to 2023 he was the deputy chief minister of Tripura handling the portfolios of finance rural development and powerDev Varma has a keen interest in modern art painting and sculpture He was the convener of the Tripura chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage INTACH and coordinated the organisationrsquos activities in Northeast India He is also a noted writer and poetFormer Ladakh LG Kavinder Gupta assumes charge as Himachal Pradesh GovernorFormer Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta was sworn in as Governor of Himachal Pradesh in a simple yet impressive ceremony held at Lok Bhavan on TuesdayChief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia administered the oath of office and secrecyPresent on the occasion were Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh and his wife Mitra Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Lady Governor Bindu Gupta Gupta took the oath in HindiFor the first time at Lok Bhavan the ceremony began with the singing of Vande Mataram followed by the National Anthem and concluded with Vande Mataram once again The Governor was also presented with a ceremonial Guard of HonourEarlier Chief Secretary Shri Sanjay Gupta read out the warrant of appointment issued by the President of India Secretary to the Governor CP Verma then obtained Guptarsquos signature on the charge certificateThe ceremony was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri Speaker of the HP Vidhan Sabha Kuldeep Singh Pathania Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Col Dhani Ram Shandil Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan Education Minister Rohit Thakur Ayush Minister Yadvinder Goma Political Advisor to the Chief Minister Sunil Sharma MLAs Chairman and members of various commissions boards and corporations ViceChancellors of universities senior civil and police officers and other prominent personalitiesWith IANS and ANI inputs