President Droupadi Murmu Appoints New Governors In 9 States

President Droupadi Murmu has announced new gubernatorial appointments for nine states and a new Lieutenant Governor for Puducherry.

Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde, the former Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly, will now serve as the Governor of Rajasthan. Jishnu Dev Varma, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura, has been appointed Governor of Telangana.

Om Prakash Mathur, a former Rajya Sabha MP, will assume the role of Governor of Sikkim. Santosh Kumar Gangwar, a former Union Minister, has been named Governor of Jharkhand, while Ramen Deka, a former Lok Sabha MP from Assam, will take on the role of Governor of Chhattisgarh.

CH Vijayashankar, a former Minister in Karnataka, has been appointed as Governor of Meghalaya.

CP Radhakrishnan, the current Governor of Jharkhand, will now serve as Governor of Maharashtra. Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has been appointed Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Meanwhile, Lakshman Prasad Acharya, the Governor of Sikkim, will take on the additional responsibilities of Governor of Assam and Manipur.

Former IAS officer K Kailashnathan has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.