Ashim Kumar Ghosh takes oath as new Haryana Governor

Ashim Kumar Ghosh on Monday took oath of office as new Governor of Haryana.

He succeeds Bandaru Dattatraya.

Ghosh (81) was administered the oath of office by Punjab and Haryana High Court's Chief Justice Sheel Nagu at a ceremony at the Raj Bhawan here.

Punjab Governor and UT Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini were among those present on the occasion.

A political scientist by training and a former professor at North Kolkata's Shri Shikshayatan College, Ghosh had long been seen as a cerebral presence in a party where oratory, discipline, and ideological clarity were prized, during the tumultuous years of the BJP in West Bengal.

Although his active political career faded nearly two decades ago, Ghosh, a quintessential Bengali “bhadralok”, remained a respected voice within the party.

His elevation as governor is being seen as both an acknowledgement of his long political journey and a gesture of respect toward the older generation of BJP leaders who built the party's foundations in a state where it long remained marginal.