AGARTALA, Aug 25 (TIWN): With the departure of Tathgata Roy on Saturday after the completion of 3 years as being Tripura Governor, state has welcomed the New Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki.

Chief Secretary Sanjeev Ranjan welcomed the Governor at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala along with other high govt officials. 

At Raj Bhawan, Tripura CM Biplab Deb, Deputy CM Jishnu Debbarma and other Ministers, officials have further welcomed the new Governor.

While addressing media here, Solanki said that he wants to work in Tripura with a vision of Govt of India's "New India".  

Kaptan Singh Solanki is now the Governor of Tripura and an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He studied at Vikram University Ujjain, P.G.B.T. College, Ujjain and Maharani Luxmibai College, Jiwaji University Gwalior. He served as teacher during 1958–1965 period and as Professor at P.G.V. College Gwalior from 1966–2000.

He was earlier appointed the Governor of Haryana to replace.

Kaptan Singh Solanki has been married to Shrimati Rani Solanki since 1959, and has two daughters and three sons with her.