Jagdish Mukhi was today sworn in as the acting governor of Manipur by the Acting Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh.
Mukhi, who is the governor of Assam and Meghalaya, will hold office in the absence of Governor Najma Heptullah, a release of the Manipur government said.
The swearing-in was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh, Speaker Y Khemchand Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Ksh Bhabananda Singh, the council of ministers, the chief secretary and director general of police and other senior officials.