The Governor-designate Om Prakash Kohli will take oath as Gujarat Governor on Wednesday evening at Gandhinagar town hall in presence of the Gujarat Chief Minister and her Council of Ministers as well as other dignitaries.
Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Bhasker Bhattacharya will administer the oath at 6 pm. Following his swearing-in, Kohli will formally take charge as Gujarat Governor from Margaret Alva, who is Governor of Rajasthan and was given additional charge of Gujarat following Kamla Beniwal’s transfer to Mizoram.
79-year-old Kohli was Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from 1994 to 2000. He also served as the president of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student wing of the BJP in his initial phase of political career. He was also professor at Deenbandhu College and president of Delhi University Teachers’ Association. He was also conferred with Prabhakar Sahitya Ratna.