Gujarat Governor O.P. Kohli was sworn-in as the new governor of Maharashtra here on Sunday evening.

He was administered the oath of office by Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit S. Shah at the Raj Bhavan.

Kohli, who replaces K. Sankaranarayanan who resigned after he was transferred to Mizoram, will hold additional charge as Maharashtra governor, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique issued early on Sunday. He arrived here earlier on Sunday.

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, their cabinet colleagues, leaders of the opposition and other political parties, judges and other top dignitaries attended Kohli's swearing-in ceremony.