NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari who last month expressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi his desire to resign from his post. Koshyari (81), who served the state for over three years, was replaced by Ramesh Bais as the new governor of Maharashtra.
Bias was the governor of Jharkhand and CP Radhakrishnan was appointed in his place.
The president also accepted the resignation of Ladakh Lt Governor (LG) Radha Krishnan Mathur and appointed Brig. (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), who was the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, as the new LG. Lieutenant General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retired) has been appointed as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
There have also been some reshuffles. Justice (Retd) S Abdul Nazeer was appointed governor of Andhra Pradesh while his predecessor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan was appointed governor of Chhattisgarh, replacing Anusuiya Uikye who is the new governor of Manipur. The incumbent governor of the northeastern state, La. Ganesan, has now been appointed governor of Nagaland. Another northeastern state Sikkim got a new governor in Lakshman Prasad Acharya.
Bias was the governor of Jharkhand and CP Radhakrishnan was appointed in his place.
The president also accepted the resignation of Ladakh Lt Governor (LG) Radha Krishnan Mathur and appointed Brig. (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), who was the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, as the new LG. Lieutenant General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retired) has been appointed as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
There have also been some reshuffles. Justice (Retd) S Abdul Nazeer was appointed governor of Andhra Pradesh while his predecessor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan was appointed governor of Chhattisgarh, replacing Anusuiya Uikye who is the new governor of Manipur. The incumbent governor of the northeastern state, La. Ganesan, has now been appointed governor of Nagaland. Another northeastern state Sikkim got a new governor in Lakshman Prasad Acharya.
Ramesh Bais appointed governor of Maharashtra; Koshyari’s resignation was accepted
Here are the president’s other appointments:
- Shiv Pratap Shukla as governor of Himachal Pradesh
- Gulab Chand Kataria as Governor of Assam
- Phagu Chauhan, governor of
Bihar appointed governor of Meghalaya - Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, appointed Governor of Bihar
The appointments will take effect from the date of taking charge of the respective offices.
Clock Ramesh Bais appointed governor of Maharashtra; Koshyari’s resignation was accepted
