AGARTALA, Sep 28 (TIWN): Newly appointed additional governor for the state Keshari Nath Tripathi took oath on Wednesday in presence of the council of ministers at Raj Bhawan.Keshari Nath Tripathi took oath as the new additional Governor of Tripura at Raj Darbar hall of Raj Bhavan at 2 pm. High Court Chief Justice, Deepak Gupta administered the oath and secrecy. The oath was administered in the presence of council of ministers, opposition members and senior officials.Nath arrived in the state on Wednesday to take the charges of the governor for the state. Nath landed at Agartala Airport at 9.35 AM.State Chief Secretary Y P Singh, Agriculture Minister Aghore Debbarmna along with other officials of the state administration and political party leaders received Keshari Nath Tripathi at Agartala airport. Later a guard of honor was given to Tripathi at Raj Bhawan in presence of Cabinet ministers followed by an interaction with the ministers of Raj Bhawan secretariat.It is worthy to be mention here that as Governor of Tripura Tathagata Roy is going on leave from his duty in the next month for his personal work and the President of India has been pleased to appoint Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Tripura, in addition to his own duties, during the absence, on leave, of Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura.

For the smooth functioning of the oath taking ceremony and to welcome the newly appointed Governor, security was also tightened to avoid any untoward circumstances.

Keshari Nath Tripathi is an Indian Politician and the present Governor of West Bengal .He took oath as Governor of West Bengal on 24 July 2014 and as Governor of Bihar on 27 November, same year. He was sworn in as the Governor of Mizoram on April 4, 2015. He is a Veteran BJP leader. Earlier, he was the speaker of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly and the president of Uttar Pradesh unit of Bharatiya janata Party.

He also practiced as a Senior Advocate at Allahabad High Court. He is also an author and a poet and has published several books. His chief literary works are two anthologies called 'Manonukriti' and 'Aayu Pankh. On the professional side, his commentary on The Representation of People Act, 1951 is still widely esteemed. Aside from that he has written many other books not only in Hindi but also in English. He is also a part of the Hindi poets gathering that takes place both in India and in Abroad.