Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bandaru Dattatreya on Wednesday took oath as the 27th governor of Himachal Pradesh at Raj Bhawan in Shimla. Ge has replaced Kalraj Mishra, who has now been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Dattatreya said, "I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for giving this responsibility and showing faith in me." The Central government-appointed Bandaru Dattatreya as the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh on September 1.