Chief Justice of Kolkata High Court Justice Sujoy Paul administers the oath to R.N. Ravi as the Governor of West Bengal, at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata, West Bengal on March 12, 2026.
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Former IPS officer R.N. Ravi took oath as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal at a ceremony in Lok Bhavan, in Kolkata on Thursday (March 12, 2026) morning.
He was administered the oath by Chief Justice of 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.
No leader from the Opposition BJP camp, however, was present at the programme.
Several senior bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty and senior police officers, also attended the event.
The ceremony began with the singing of the national song and anthem.
Mr. Ravi was presented the Guard of Honour at Lok Bhavan, before he was sworn in at the Sardar Patel Unity Hall.
Later, the CM greeted Mr. Ravi and his wife and welcomed both by presenting traditional ‘uttariyas’ (stole).
During her brief interaction with the new Governor, Ms. Banerjee described West Bengal as a land of culture, and that Bengali people love those who love the State.
Mr. Ravi described Kolkata as the country’s cultural capital and noted that it had served as the capital of India during the British rule, adding that he would keep a close watch on developments.
Mr. Ravi was appointed the Governor of West Bengal following the resignation of his predecessor C.V. Ananda Bose on March 5.
Mr. Ravi had earlier served as the Governor of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu.
RN Ravi takes oath as governor of west bengal
Published – March 12, 2026 12:17 pm IST
