Narasimhan had been serving as the Governor of both the states from Hyderabad
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Biswa Bhusan Harichandan took oath as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
At a ceremony which was held at the Raj Bhavan in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh High Court's Acting Chief Justice C. Praveen Kumar administered the oath to the new Governor.
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The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, his cabinet colleagues and senior officials.
Andhra Pradesh: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met BJP leader Biswabhushan Harichandan today & congratulated him on being appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/A34EYRJDYp
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Harichandan is a veteran leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is a former minister of Odisha. He is the first full-time Governor of Andhra Pradesh since its bifurcation in 2014.
Narasimhan had been serving as the Governor of both the states from Hyderabad.
Harichandan is also a prolific writer whose articles have been published in newspapers in Odisha.
(with inputs from IANS)
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