Bhubaneswar, October 18: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Sunday congratulated Braj Mohan Ram on being sworn in as the new Governor of Odisha and wished him a fruitful tenure.

“Congratulate Honourable @GovernorOdisha Shri Brajmohan Ram on being sworn in as the new Governor of #Odisha. Wish, under your leadership, the august office reaffirms the constitutional values in true democratic spirit. Wish him a fruitful tenure ahead,” Patnaik wrote on ‘X’.

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Ram took the oath as the Governor of Odisha at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar earlier in the day. Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Harish Tandon administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Governor. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi was also present at the ceremony.

Ram, a Dalit leader from the Dhobi community, is a former parliamentarian from Jharkhand who represented Palamu in the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms, winning elections in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He also served as an MLA in undivided Bihar.

His public and organisational work has included involvement with the Scheduled Caste Morcha and Dhobi Mahasangh. He has also been associated with efforts to establish educational institutions in Chandwa.