Kolkata: Bihar Governor D Y Patil on Friday took additional charge of West Bengal as the acting Governor following M K Narayanan’s resignation. A release from the Rashtrapati Bhawan said until regular arrangements for the office of Governor of West Bengal were made, Patil would be in charge.
Patil was sworn in as the Governor during a grand ceremony in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other eminent leaders.