THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Ranchi, July 31: Santosh Kumar Gangwar was sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand today by Acting Chief Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, at Birsa Mandap of Raj Bhavan.
Earlier, Chief Secretary L Khiangte read out the Governor’s appointment warrant.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato, members of the State Cabinet, Judges of Jharkhand High Court, MPs, MLAs, senior officers of Indian Administrative and Police Services and others were present.
After taking the oath, the Governor addressed the journalists present and said that this state is a very good region and it is hoped that it will set new benchmarks in the field of progress.
Who is Santosh Gangwar?
A BJP veteran from UP, Gangwar was first elected as an MP from Bareilly in 1989 and he represented the seat for a record eight terms. His only loss was in 2009 to Praveen Singh Aron, then of the Congress.
A law graduate, Gangwar is known in Bareilly as a “down-to-earth politician”.
He has served as the Minister of State (MoS) and MoS (independent charge) at the Centre in various ministries.
He was a minister in the first and second terms of the Narendra Modi government but was dropped during a reshuffle to accommodate new faces in July 2021.
