As the 19th governor of Manipur, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, a senior officer in the Indian Administrative Service, took the oath of office on Friday at the Raj Bhavan.
Justice D Krishnakumar, who is the Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur, gave the oath. Bhalla looked at the formal guard of honor that was put together by members of the Manipur Rifles.
After five years as the union home secretary, Bhalla was recently chosen by President Droupadi Murmu to become the governor of Manipur. Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya is filling in briefly.
