Former Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, will be sworn in as the 25th Governor of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow on July 29.
Patel was formerly the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
The oath-taking ceremony of the new Governor will be held at Raj Bhawan at 12:30 pm on Monday.
Present Governor Ram Naik will set a new tradition by being present at the swearing-in ceremony of his successor.
Patel will reach Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow at 9:30 am on Monday and will be formally welcomed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior leaders at the state hanger at Amausi.
Later, the Chief Minister will also give a send-off to outgoing Governor Ram Naik at the airport around 2:45 pm the same day.
Patel will be the first woman Governor of UP though Sarojini Naidu was the Governor of United Province from August 15, 1947 to March 2, 1949.
Patel was appointed Governor of Madhya Pradesh in January 2018. Earlier, on May 22, 2014, she had taken over as Chief Minister of Gujarat after Narendra Modi was elected as Prime Minister. But in August, 2016, she resigned from the Chief Minister’s post. She has also held several ministerial posts in Gujarat between 1998 and 2014.