President Droupadi Murmu Appoints New Governors in 9 States, Check Names Here
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors in nine states and a new Lieutenant Governor in Puducherry.
New Delhi, July 28: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors in nine states and a new Lieutenant Governor in Puducherry. Former Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed Governor of Rajasthan while former Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed Governor of Telangana. The President has appointed former Rajya Sabha MP Om Prakash Mathur as Governor of Sikkim. Kargil Vijay Diwas 2024: President Droupadi Murmu Says 'Vijay Diwas Occasion to Pay Tributes to Valour of Armed Forces'.
Similarly, former Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has been appointed as Governor of Jharkhand while former Lok Sabha MP from Assam Ramen Deka has been made Governor of Chhattisgarh. Former Karnataka Minister C.H. Vijayashankar has been appointed as Governor of Meghalaya. C.P. Radhakrishnan who is presently Governor of Jharkhand has been made Governor of Maharashtra. Durbar Hall, Ashok Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan Renamed: President Droupadi Murmu Renames Durbar Hall As Ashok Mandap and Ashok Hall As Ganatantra Mandap.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has been appointed as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Similarly, Sikkim Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been appointed as Governor of Assam and has also been given additional charge as Governor of Manipur. Former IAS officer K. Kailashnathan has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
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