Kummanam Rajasekharan, who was the BJP’s Kerala unit chief for three years, was today sworn-in as the 18th governor of Mizoram at the Durbar hall of Raj Bhavan here. Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh administered the oath of office to the new governor in the presence of Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues, Assembly speaker Hiphei, Chief Secretary Arvind Ray among other senior officials. Rajasekharan began his career as an activist of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the 1970s and was the president of Kerala BJP unit in 2015. Rajasekharan succeeded Lt General Nirbhay Sharma, whose tenure ended yesterday. PTI

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