Chandigarh: Veteran BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki was sworn-in as the new Governor of Haryana on Sunday. Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Ashutosh Mohunta administered the oath of office and secrecy to 75-year-old Kaptan Singh Solanki at the premises of Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.
Mr Solanki, a BJP Rajya Sabha member and a RSS leader, took oath in Hindi. He has become the 16th Governor of the state since its formation after trifurcation of Punjab in 1966. The former professor hails from Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh and was renominated to Rajya Sabha in August, 2012.
Mr Solanki's predecessor Jagannath Pahadia's five year term ended yesterday.
Though Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was present, his cabinet colleagues chose to skip the oath-taking ceremony. Haryana BJP chief Ram Bilas Sharma and party's Ambala MP Rattan Lal Kataria were among the prominent saffron party leaders present on the occasion. \
Senior administration and police officers of Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh were also among the attendees.
Mr Solanki, a BJP Rajya Sabha member and a RSS leader, took oath in Hindi. He has become the 16th Governor of the state since its formation after trifurcation of Punjab in 1966. The former professor hails from Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh and was renominated to Rajya Sabha in August, 2012.
Mr Solanki's predecessor Jagannath Pahadia's five year term ended yesterday.
Senior administration and police officers of Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh were also among the attendees.
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