BJP leader Braj Mohan Ram sworn in as Odisha Governor
Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tandon administered the oath of office to Ram in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, state ministers, MPs and other dignitaries
BJP leader Braj Mohan Ram has been sworn in as the 28th Governor of Odisha, replacing Hari Babu Kambhampati. The oath of office was administered by Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tandon in the presence of Odisha's Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, state ministers, MPs, and other dignitaries.
Ram, a three-time former Lok Sabha MP from Palamu in Jharkhand, succeeds Kambhampati, who assumed office on January 3, 2025. President Droupadi Murmu appointed Ram as Odisha's new Governor on October 12, 2026.
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