<p>Chandigarh: BJP veteran Gulab Chand Kataria was on Wednesday sworn in as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator Chandigarh.</p>.<p>Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu administered the oath of office to Kataria at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p>Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, former Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore and several Punjab ministers, including Harpal Singh Cheema and Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, were also present.</p>.<p>The 79-year-old Kataria took the oath in Hindi.</p>.Hamas chief killed: Russia calls it 'unacceptable political murder', Turkey slams Netanyahu government .<p>Kataria replaces Banwarilal Purohit, who tendered his resignation in February.</p>.<p>Before being appointed as the Punjab governor, Kataria was the governor of Assam.</p>.<p>Hailing from Udaipur, Kataria had served as Rajasthan home minister twice -- from 2004 to 2008 and 2015 to 2018--and had also served as Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly.</p>.<p>The BJP veteran had also served as education, public works panchayati raj, rural development and disaster management minister.</p>.<p>Kataria, an eight-time former MLA, became the Assam governor in February 2023.</p>
<p>Chandigarh: BJP veteran Gulab Chand Kataria was on Wednesday sworn in as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator Chandigarh.</p>.<p>Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu administered the oath of office to Kataria at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan.</p>.<p>Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, former Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore and several Punjab ministers, including Harpal Singh Cheema and Gurmeet Singh Khuddian, were also present.</p>.<p>The 79-year-old Kataria took the oath in Hindi.</p>.Hamas chief killed: Russia calls it 'unacceptable political murder', Turkey slams Netanyahu government .<p>Kataria replaces Banwarilal Purohit, who tendered his resignation in February.</p>.<p>Before being appointed as the Punjab governor, Kataria was the governor of Assam.</p>.<p>Hailing from Udaipur, Kataria had served as Rajasthan home minister twice -- from 2004 to 2008 and 2015 to 2018--and had also served as Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly.</p>.<p>The BJP veteran had also served as education, public works panchayati raj, rural development and disaster management minister.</p>.<p>Kataria, an eight-time former MLA, became the Assam governor in February 2023.</p>