Six New Governors appointed
President Murmu recently appointed six new governors and reshuffled seven others. The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh B D Mishra was made the LG of Ladakh. Ramesh Bais, the Governor of Jharkhand was made the Governor of Maharashtra. In all, the president made 13 appointments. 12 were made in the states and one in the UT. Of these 13, 2 states Nagaland and Meghalaya are election-bound.
About the new appointments
- Lt General Kaiwalya Trivikram was appointed the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
- Lakshman Prasad Acharya was appointed as the Governor of Sikkim
- CP Radhakrishnan was appointed the Governor of Jharkhand
- Shiv Pratap Singh was appointed the Governor of HP
- Chand Kataria was appointed the Governor of Assam
- Retired SC Judge Abdul Nazeer was appointed the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
About the reshuffles
- The Governor of AP Biswa Bhusan was appointed the Governor of Chhattisgarh
- Governor of Chhattisgarh Sushri Anusuiya was appointed as the Governor of Manipur
- Governor of Manipur La Ganesh was appointed as the Governor of Nagaland
- Governor of Bihar Phagu Chauhan was appointed the Governor of Meghalaya
- Governor of HP Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was appointed the Governor of Bihar
- Governor of Jharkhand Ramesh Bais was appointed the Governor of Maharashtra
- The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh was appointed the LG of Ladakh
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs