Team News Riveting
Raipur, February 22
The newly appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh, Biswabhusan Harichandan will take oath of office on Thursday.
He will be the 9th Governor of Chhattisgarh. He was the former Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2019 to early 2023.
Harichandan Wednesday morning landed in Chhattisgarh capital. Chief Minister Bhupesh and top officials of the state administration were present to receive the new Governor. He was given a guard-of-honour at the airport.
A government communication said Harichandan will take oath of office at 11.30 am in Raj Bhawan.
The 88-year-old veteran leader, Harichandan joined Bharatiya Jana Sangha in 1971 and became its National Executive Member. He was appointed State General Secretary and held the position till the formation of Janata Party in 1977. During the era of emergency he was detained under the MISA Act. After the formation of BJP in 1980, he was appointed the President of the state until 1988.
Harichandan was elected to the Odisha State Legislative Assembly five times. Beginning from 1977 assembly elections from Chilika assembly as a member of BJP, he came back to power in 1990 with a Janata Dal ticket.
Harichandan was elected for the third time, this time from Bhubaneswar Central seat in the by-poll elections of 1997, and continued to be a member from the same constituency three times in a row.
He was also a cabinet minister in the BJD-BJP led coalition government in 2004. In July 2019, he was appointed the 23rd Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
