Bhopal, June 30 : Senior Congress leader Rameshwar Thakur took oath as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice A K Pattnaik administered the oath of office to the Thakur.

Thakur was sworn-in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka on August 21, 2007.

He served as president of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1998 to November 2001, and again after November 2004.

He was transferred to Madhya Pradesh for the remainder of his gubernatorial term on June 24, 2009. Thakur takes over from Dr. Balram Jakhar on the expiry of the latter''s term on June 30. (ANI)