President Draupadi Murmu has appointed new governors at 13 places.

New Delhi:

President Draupadi Murmu has accepted the resignations of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur.

Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has now been made the Governor of Maharashtra.

At the same time, Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra has been made the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.

Apart from this, His Excellency the President has made some other appointments as well.

Former Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla has been made the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, while Rajasthan's strongman Gulab Chand Kataria has been made the Governor of Assam. 

While former Justice S Abdul Nazeer has been appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan has been appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya.

Himachal Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been given the charge of Governor of Bihar.

The President has appointed the following governors:

  • Lt. Gen. Kaivalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retd.) as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

  • Shri Laxman Prasad Acharya as Governor of Sikkim

  • Shri C.P.

    Radhakrishnan was made the governor of Jharkhand

  • Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh

  • Shri Gulab Chand Kataria as Governor of Assam

  • Shri Justice (Retd) S Abdul Nazeer as Governor of Andhra Pradesh

  • Shri Biswa Bhushan Harichandan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh has been appointed as the Governor of Chhattisgarh.

  • Ms. Anusuiya Uikey, Governor of Chhattisgarh appointed as Governor of Manipur

  • Shri L. Ganesan, Governor of Manipur appointed as the Governor of Nagaland

  • Shri Fagu Chauhan, Governor of Bihar appointed as Governor of Meghalaya

  • Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Himachal Pradesh appointed as Governor of Bihar

  • Jharkhand Governor Shri Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra

  • Brig.

    (Dr.) Shri B.D.

    Mishra (Retd), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh

  • All these appointments will be effective from the date of assumption of charge of their respective offices.