Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as Assam Governor
Banwarilal Purohit on Monday took oath as the Governor of Assam and Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Ajit Singh administered the pledge of office and secrecy to him. Purohit will succeed Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, who was also the acting Governor of Assam. After entering active politics in 1977, Purohit first won elections in Maharashtra Assembly in 1978.