Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met former Andhra Pradesh & Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
Speaking to ANI on Sunday, the Chhattisgarh Governor said, "I was overwhelmed with joy when I heard that the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to the great leader LK Advani ji. He is a contribution to the country as an administrator, former deputy prime minister and home minister."
Governor Harichandan took the salute of the joint parade on the occasion in which a total of 16 platoons participated and extended greetings to the people of the state on the 75th Republic Day of India.
MLAs, who took oath as ministers include Brijmohan Agrawal, Ram Vichar Netam, Dayaldas Baghel, Kedar Kashyap, Lakhanlal Dewangan, Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, OP Choudhary, Tankram Verma and Laxmi Rajwade.
Chhattisgarh new Chief Minister-designate Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday met Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan at Raj Bhavan and stakes claim to form the government.
The state government's General Administration Department has issued a notification regarding the appointment of TS Singh Deo as the Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, and the notification was published in the Chhattisgarh Gazette on Thursday.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy along with his wife Y.S. Bharathi Reddy paid a courtesy visit to state Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan and Lady Governor Suprava Harichandan at Raj Bhavan in Vijayawada on Monday.
Senior bureaucrat and former executive officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Anil Kumar Singhal has taken charge as Principal Secretary to Governor of Andhra Pradesh Biswabhusan Harichandan on Saturday.