Mumbai, March 9 Maharashtra's newly appointed Governor, Jishnu Dev Varma, arrived in Mumbai on Monday, ahead of assuming office.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed Varma and his wife, Sudha Dev Varma, at the Mumbai airport in the afternoon.
Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Ram Shinde, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde, State Police Chief Sadanand Date, and Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti were also present.
Varma will be sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra at Lok Bhavan in south Mumbai on March 10.