The last woman minister in Puducherry was Congress party's Renuka Appadurai and she had served as the minister of education in the DMK-led coalition government.
Tamilisai Soundararajan, who has been serving as the Governor of Telangana, has been given the additional role of replacing Bedi as the Lieutenant Governor of the former French Colony.
Chief Justice of Madras High Court Sanjib Banerjee has administered the oath of office for Tamilisai Soundararajan at the ceremony held at Raj Nivas, Puducherry.
