Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed governors for six states, giving Keralam Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar full-time charge of Tamil Nadu, and moving Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur to Keralam.
According to the Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed Governor of Odisha, Sudha Yadav of Karnataka, Dhal Singh Bisen of Uttarakhand and Dushyant Gautam of Sikkim.
The appointments will take effect when they assume charge of their respective offices, the communique read.
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ARLEKAR GETS FULL CHARGE OF TAMIL NADU
Arlekar, who moves from Keralam, had already been discharging the functions of Tamil Nadu Governor since March, when R N Ravi was appointed Governor of West Bengal. The latest order makes him the state’s regular Governor.
A former Goa Assembly Speaker, Arlekar has also served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Bihar.
Mathur succeeds him in Keralam. A veteran BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, Mathur took charge as Sikkim Governor in July 2024.
NEW GOVERNORS FOR FOUR STATES
Braj Mohan Ram, a former Lok Sabha MP from Palamu, succeeds Hari Babu Kambhampati in Odisha. Kambhampati was sworn in as the state’s Governor in January 2025.
Sudha Yadav, a former BJP MP from Mahendragarh and former member of the National Commission for Backward Classes, replaces Thaawarchand Gehlot in Karnataka. She will be the second woman governor of the state, after VS Ramadevi, who held the position between 1999 and 2002.
Dhal Singh Bisen, a former Lok Sabha MP from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh, succeeds Lt General (retired) Gurmit Singh in Uttarakhand.
Dushyant Gautam, a former BJP national general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP, takes Mathur’s place in Sikkim.
The communique does not announce any new assignments for Kambhampati, Gehlot or Gurmit Singh.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
