The Chief of Tripura High Court, Akil Kureshi administered the oath of office and secrecy to 84-year-oldSatyadev Narayan Aryaas 19th governor of Tripura on Wednesday atDarbar Hall of historical Puspabantapalace.
Chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma as well as senior ministers of the state cabinet, the speaker and top officials of the administration attended the ceremony. While introducing the stakeholders, the governor sought cooperation from everyone concerned to continue the development of Tripura.
Satyadev Narayan Arya has been transferred from Haryana and replaced Ramesh Bais who has taken oath as governor of Jharkhand at the same time. Arya was a leader ofBJPand former minister of mines and geology ofBihar.
He is an eight-time winning Member ofBihar Legislative Assemblyfrom Rajgir constituency. He is also a postgraduate in arts and a law graduate fromPatna University.