Former IPS officer R N Ravi was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan on Thursday morning.
The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Sujoy Paul in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, senior minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, and Left Front chairman Biman Bose.
Several senior bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty and top police officials, were also present at the swearing-in ceremony.
However, no leader from the opposition BJP attended the programme.
Ravi assumed office following the resignation of his predecessor, C V Ananda Bose, who stepped down from the post on March 5.
A seasoned administrator and former intelligence officer, Ravi has previously served as the governor of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu before taking charge in West Bengal.
