The President of India has accepted the resignation of Banwarilal Purohit from his roles as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. In a significant reshuffle, the President has announced new appointments for several gubernatorial positions across the country. The appointments are as follows:
Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan.
Jishnu Dev Varma will assume the role of Governor of Telangana.
Om Prakash Mathur has been named the Governor of Sikkim.
Santosh Kumar Gangwar takes on the position of Governor of Jharkhand.
Ramen Deka has been appointed as the Governor of Chhattisgarh.
C H Vijayashankar will serve as the Governor of Meghalaya.
C.P. Radhakrishnan, previously the Governor of Jharkhand with additional charge of Telangana, has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra.
Gulab Chand Kataria, the outgoing Governor of Assam, has been appointed as the Governor of Punjab and will also serve as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Lakshman Prasad Acharya, formerly the Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed as the Governor of Assam and will also hold additional charge as the Governor of Manipur.
Additionally, the President has appointed K. Kailashnathan as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, with the appointment taking effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
These appointments are expected to take effect upon the new appointees assuming their respective offices.
