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Shiv Pratap Shukla: The New Face of Telangana

Shiv Pratap Shukla took office as Telangana's fifth Governor following a central reshuffle, with key state leaders attending the oath ceremony at Lok Bhavan in Hyderabad.

  • On Wednesday, Shiv Pratap Shukla was sworn in as the fifth Governor of Telangana at a ceremony held at the Lok Bhavan in Hyderabad.
  • Shukla replaces Jishnu Dev Varma, who was transferred as Governor of Maharashtra in a Central Government reshuffle; the former Himachal Pradesh Governor now leads Telangana.
  • Telangana High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh administered the oath at the Lok Bhavan ceremony. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet colleagues attended the event.
  • A four-time MLA of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Shukla brings close to four decades of political experience to the role, having served as Minister of State for Finance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  • Hailing from Rudrapur in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, Shukla began his political journey with the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad before joining the BJP in 1983.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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