Acharya Devvrat takes additional charge as Maharashtra governor

Acharya Devvrat’s name was announced for the post last week by President Droupadi Murmu after then Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan was elected as the new vice president of India

Published on: Sep 15, 2025, 13:36:38 IST

By Faisal Malik

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Mumbai: Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday took additional charge as the governor of Maharashtra. His name was announced for the post last week by President Droupadi Murmu after then Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan was elected as the new vice president of India.

Newly appointed Maharashtra governor Acharya Devvrat departs for Mumbai from Ahemdabad by Tejas Express on Sunday. (Raj Bhavan)

Devvrat took oath in Sanskrit, which was administered by the chief justice of Bombay high court, Shree Chandrashekhar. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were present at the ceremoney along with other dignitaries.

Before serving as Gujarat’s governor, Devvrat had held the office of the governor of Himachal Pradesh from August 2015 to July 2019. He started serving as Gujarat’s governor in July 2019.

A doctor in Naturopathy and Yogic Science, Devvrat delivers lectures on vedic human values and vedic philosophy and organises various activities to popularise the same. He has also worked extensively to spread awareness about natural farming and cow-breed improvement.

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Faisal Malik
Faisal Malik is a senior journalist with over two and a half decades of experience covering Maharashtra’s politics, governance and public policy with a deep understanding of the state’s political landscape. He is a Senior Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times and has been associated with its Mumbai edition for more than a decade. Based in Mumbai, Faisal currently covers three major political parties in Maharashtra — Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (Sharad Pawar). Over the years, he has extensively reported on major political developments, combining investigative insights with in-depth field reporting. His coverage has spanned a wide range of issues, from drought, farmer suicides, major development projects and grassroots challenges to major electoral battles, including three Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections — 2014, 2019 and 2024. Before joining Hindustan Times, he worked with ‘The Asian Age’ and ‘Dainik Bhaskar’. An avid tea enthusiast, he enjoys reading history, Urdu literature and classical poetry. When away from the newsroom, he writes Urdu poetry inspired by human emotions, life's experiences, meaningful reflections and relationships. An amateur photographer, Faisal is passionate about capturing moments that often go unnoticed by the naked eye.Read More

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