Manipur Governor La Ganesan takes additional charge as West Bengal Governor

While National Democratic Alliance NDA's Vice-President candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination and resigned as Bengal Governor on Monday, Manipur Governor La Ganesan took oath today evening as the new Governor of Bengal at Raj Bhawan. It will be Ganesan's additional charge.

Ganesan was administered oath by Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and he took oath in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi, state assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, senior MP Sudip Bandopadhyay, Trinamool Minister Sashi Panja among others.

President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar following his nomination as the Vice President candidate by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said on Sunday.


Manipur governor La Ganesan was given the additional charge of Bengal, a late-night statement further said.