RANCHI : Draupadi Murmu today took oath as the new Governor of Jharkhand.
She is the ninth Governor of Jharkhand besides being the first tribal and woman Governor of the state.
Ms Murmu was administered the oath of office by Jharkhand High Court’s Chief justice Virendra Singh at a function held at the Birsa Mandap of the Raj Bhawan.
She succeeds Syed Ahmad who has been made the new Governor of Manipur.
Among those present in the function included Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon, former chief minister Arjun Munda and leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Hemant Soren .
Cabinet ministers in the state Government and senior IAS and IPS officials of the state were also present. (AGENCIES)
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