Leh, July 18 -- Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta was sworn in as the new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on Friday, days after his appointment was approved by President Droupadi Murmu.

The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Arun Palli, during a ceremony at Ladakh Raj Niwas in Leh. Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal read out the warrant of appointment.

Gupta becomes the third LG of Ladakh, succeeding Brigadier B D Mishra, who assumed office in February 2024. Prior to Mishra, the post was held by bureaucrat R K Mathur after the bifurcation of the erstwhile J&K state in 2019.

Gupta, 66, hails from the Janipur area of Jammu city and has held several key political positions over the ye...