Prez Murmu Appoints New Governors In 9 States, Biswabhusan Harichandan Replaced As Chhattisgarh Governor

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed six new governors and reshuffled three others, stated a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday night.

New Appointments:

*Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde appointed as Governor of Rajasthan.

*Jishnu Dev Varma appointed as Governor of Telangana.

*Om Prakash Mathur appointed as Governor of Sikkim.

*Santosh Kumar Gangwar appointed as Governor of Jharkhand.

*Ramen Deka appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh. Deka replaces Biswabhusan Harichandan, who has been serving as its 9th Governor of Chhattisgarh since February 2023.

*C H Vijayashankar appointed as Governor of Meghalaya.

*Former IAS Officer of Gujarat-cadre K Kailashnathan has been appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry.

Reshuffle:

*Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed as the Governor of Assam with the additional charge of Manipur. He replaces Anusuiya Uikye, who has been serving as Manipur Governor since February last year.

*Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan, who was also holding additional charge of Telangana, has been appointed as the new governor of Maharashtra, succeeding incumbent Ramesh Bais.

*Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam, has been appointed Governor of Punjab and also as Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, replacing Banwarilal Purohit whose resignation has been accepted by the President.