Jaipur: Prabha Rau on Monday took oath as the
Governor of Rajasthan here.
The Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Justice Jagdish
Bhalla administered the oath of office and Constitution to
74-year-old Rau, who was till now holding the additional
charge of the state, at Raj Bhavan.
Rau was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 from Wardha
constituency in Maharashtra. She was also the former president
of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Among those present during the swearing-in ceremony
included Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, BJP leader Vasundhara
Raje, Union Minister for Transport Mahaveer Singh Khandela and
Assembly Speaker Dipendra Singh Shekhawat.
PTI
First Published: Monday, January 25, 2010, 12:40