Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma saw off the former Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi on Sunday.

CM Sarma was joined by cabinet ministers including, Pijush Hazarika, Ashok Singhal, Ranoj Pegu, Jayanta Mallabaruah, among others.

He was also joined by Biswajit Daimary, speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly.

Taking to Twitter, CM Sarma wrote, “Along esteemed colleagues and dignitaries, we saw off Hon Governor Prof @jagdishmukhi Ji and First Lady Smt Prem Mukhi Ji today. Immensely grateful for the generous guidance all these years.”

Yesterday, a dinner was also hosted to bid farewell to Prof Mukhi which was joined by ministers, dignitaries and officials.

Prof Jagdish Mukhi served as the Governor of Assam from 2017 to 2023 and as Governor of Nagaland (Additional Charge) from 2021 to 2023.

On February 12, the leader of the opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly Gulab Chand Kataria was appointed as the new Governor of Assam.

Gulab Chand Kataria is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician. He served as the home minister of Rajasthan from 2014 to 2018. A senior BJP leader, he is also a part of the party's central working committee.

Kataria will take over from the present Assam Governor amidst changes in the post for several states.