Bhubaneswar: Raghubar Das on Tuesday took the oath of office as the 26th Governor of Odisha at a simple programme in the Raj Bhawan here. Odisha Chief Justice Dr Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi administered Das the oath of office.
Das succeeds Prof Ganeshi Lal as the Governor of Odisha. President Draupadi Murmu appointed him the Governor of Odisha on October 18, 2023.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, several members of the Odisha Council of Ministers, and dignitaries attended the swearing-in ceremony.
Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019, began his political career with the Janata Party in 1997 and later joined the BJP in 1984. He won the Jamshedpur East Assembly constituency for five consecutive terms from 1989 to 2014.
Before becoming the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Das served in various capacities, including the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, in the Jharkhand government. He was the first and only non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Das was an employee of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur and continues to live in the quarter provided by the company.
Earlier in the day, Das offered prayers at the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar. Speaking to the media there, he said, “I have prayed for the well-being and prosperity of the people of Odisha.”
At the Raj Bhawar, Das also inspected a Guard of Honour on Tuesday morning.
