Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anandiben Patel on Monday took oath as the governor of Uttar Pradesh.

The Chief Justice of the High Court, Govind Mathur, administered her oath of Office and Secrecy at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow.

Outgoing Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath along with other senior ministers were present on the occasion. 

On July 20, President Ram Nath Kovind had transferred two governors and made fresh appointments in the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Nagaland.

President Ram Nath Kovind had appointed Anandiben Patel as the new Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She was serving as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

Anandiben Patel will be the second woman Governor of the state after Sarojini Naidu.