Newly-appointed Governor Raghubar Das was sworn in here on Tuesday. Orissa High Court Acting Chief Justice Dr Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi administered the oath of office to Das at the Raj Bhavan as the State’s 26th Governor.
Earlier on the day, Das offered prayers at the Lingaraj Temple here in the morning. On Monday, he had visited the Jagannath Temple seeking blessing from deities.
On October 18, President Droupadi Murmu appointed 68-year-old Das, former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, as the Governor of Odisha replacing Prof Ganeshi Lal, whose five-year tenure ended.