Braj Mohan Ram sworn in as Odisha Governor

Chief Justice Harish Tandon administers oath at Lok Bhawan; Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Ministers and senior officials attend ceremony

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BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 18, 2026

Braj Mohan Ram was sworn in as the new Governor of Odisha at a ceremonial function held at the newly constructed Abhishek Hall of Lok Bhawan here on Sunday.

Odisha High Court Chief Justice Harish Tandon administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Ram at 11 a.m., marking his formal assumption of charge as the constitutional head of the State.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, members of the Council of Ministers, Members of Parliament, MLAs and senior civil and police officials attended the ceremony. Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, Deputy Speaker Bhavani Shankar Bhoi and BJP State president and Rajya Sabha MP Manmohan Samal were also present.

The new Governor was accorded a guard of honour by the armed forces both before and after the oath-taking ceremony. Security arrangements were strengthened in and around Lok Bhawan in view of the high-profile event.

Ram and his wife arrived in Odisha on a special flight on Saturday afternoon. They were accorded a warm welcome at the Biju Patnaik International Airport by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krishna Chandra Patra, and Higher Education Minister Suryavansi Suraj.

Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Director-General of Police Vinaytosh Mishra, Secretary to the Governor Ruparoshan Sahu, senior government officials and BJP leaders were also present at the airport to welcome the incoming Governor.

Before arriving in Bhubaneswar for the swearing-in ceremony, Ram visited Puri, where he had darshan of Lord Jagannath and spent some time at Puri Lok Bhawan.

Following the oath-taking ceremony on Sunday, Ram formally assumed charge as Governor of Odisha.