Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 23 (NT): Former Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel sworn-in as Governor of Madhya Pradesh in Bhopal.Chief Justice of MP High Court and Justice Hemant Gupta administered the oath of office at a function in Rajbhawan.

Meanwhile, Anandiben Patel traveled to Madhya Pradesh from Ahmedabad on a chartered bus. On her way to Bhopal, she stopped at Ujjain and offered prayers at the Mahakal temple to get blessings,  as per the  Govt .official  said.

At present, Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli holds additional charge as the Madhya Pradesh Governor.

The President of India is delighted to appoint Anandiben Patel to be the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office," the Rashtrapati Bhavan had tweeted on January 19.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was also there at the Swear-in event.

Joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1987, Ms. Patel had handled the number of key portfolios in the Gujarat cabinet from 2007 to 2014, when Narendra Modi was the chief minister of the state.

She was also the first woman chief minister of Gujarat in 2014 after then CM Modi resigned from the post to take the charge of the Prime Minister. (NT)