MUMBAI: Ramesh Bais on Saturday took oath as the 22nd Governor of
Maharashtra in presence of chief minister
Eknath Shinde.
Bais who replaced Bhagat Singh Koshyari arrived at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Friday and he was given a traditional welcome.
On Saturday, he was administered the oath of office and secrecy by acting chief Justice of the Bombay high court S V Gangapurwala at the Raj Bhavan.
Bais took oath in Marathi.
Koshyari, who served as the Maharashtra governor from September 2019, resigned last week after a controversial tenure.