Bengaluru [Karnataka]: Dr. Sudha Yadav today assumed office as the Governor of Karnataka at a swearing-in ceremony held at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru. Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Vibhu Bakhru, administered the oath of office to her.
Outgoing Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was present at the ceremony, along with Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, ministers and other dignitaries. Dr Yadav is the wife of Sukhbir Singh Yadav, a Deputy Commandant in the Border Security Force (BSF), who was martyred during the 1999 Kargil War.
A former Parliamentarian from Haryana, Dr Sudha Yadav is the second woman to serve as Governor of Karnataka, after V. S. Ramadevi, who held the office from 1999 to 2002.
[AIR News]