Om Prakash Mathur Arrives in Thiruvananthapuram Ahead of Governor Swearing-In

Om Prakash Mathur arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday night ahead of his swearing-in ceremony as the Governor of Keralam.

Arrival and Reception

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, Electricity Minister Sunny Joseph, Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.V. Rajesh, and BJP legislator V. Muraleedharan received him at the Air Force Station technical area.

First Remarks and Ceremony

Mr. Mathur expressed great happiness at visiting the State for the first time and called Keralam God's Own Country for its natural beauty and traditions. Kerala High Court Chief Justice Soumen Sen will administer the oath of office at the Lok Bhavan auditorium on Friday, October 23, 2026.

Background

Mr. Mathur previously served as the Governor of Sikkim and succeeds Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar, who is now the Governor of Tamil Nadu. He hails from Bedal village in Pali district of Rajasthan, graduated from Rajasthan University, and started his public life as an RSS Pracharak before serving as a BJP general secretary in-charge of Gujarat and an MP from Rajasthan.

Context

Governors in Indian states serve as constitutional heads while Chief Ministers handle executive governance. Such gubernatorial transfers and new appointments are regular administrative procedures managed by the central government.