Veteran Congress leader and former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit was on Tuesday sworn in as Kerala Governor at a function at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala High Court's Chief Justice Manjula Chellur administered the oath of office in the presence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and his Cabinet colleagues.
A group of Dixit's well-wishers including family members were present on the occasion. As Governor of Kerala, Dixit, 75, succeeds Nikhil Kumar who had resigned to contest the upcoming lok Sabha election from Aurangabad in Bihar. She had served as Delhi's chief minister from 1998 till her defeat and that of the Congress in the 2013 Assembly election.
Dixit had arrived in traditional Kerala dress for the function. State Chief Secretary EK Bharat Bhushan read out the warrant of appointment of Dixit as Governor. Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan, State Congress president VM Sudheeran and other dignitaries were present but leaders from the Opposition did not participate in the function.