New Delhi:President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignations of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and appointed Ramesh Bais in his place. The Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday announced new Governors for 12 States and one Lieutenant Governor for the Ladakh Union Territory. The resignation of Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt Governor of Ladakh was also accepted.
Ramesh Bais, the Governor of Jharkhand has now been appointed as Governor of Maharashtra, while, Brig (Dr) B D Mishra (Retd), who is the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh has been appointed as Lt Governor of Ladakh. The statement also informed that Justice (Retd) S Abdul Nazeer has been appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
Let Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retired), has been appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshman Prasad Acharya as Governor of Sikkim, CP Radhakrishnan as Governor of Jharkhand, Shiv Pratap Shukla as Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Gulab Chand Kataria as Governor of Assam, the statement read.
In addition to these, several Governors have been given charge of different states. Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, has now been appointed as the Governor of Chhattisgarh. Sushri Anusuiya Uikye, the Governor of Chhattisgarh, has been appointed as Governor of Manipur.
La Ganesan, Governor of Manipur, has been appointed as the Governor of Nagaland. Phagu Chauhan, the Governor of Bihar, has now been appointed as Governor of Meghalaya, and Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has now been appointed as Governor of Bihar, the release added. "The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices," the statement added. (with agency inputs)
