{
  "id": 15379963,
  "title": "BJP leader Braj Mohan Ram sworn in as Odisha Governor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/bjp-leader-braj-mohan-ram-sworn-in-as-odisha-governor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T08:49:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/bjp-leader-braj-mohan-ram-sworn-in-as-odisha-governor/article71599415.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}