President Accepts Resignation of West Bengal Governor; Major Reshuffle of Governors and Lieutenant Governors Announced
The Voice of Chandigarh
The President of India has accepted the resignation of C. V. Ananda Bose, Governor of West Bengal, according to an official announcement issued on Friday.
Alongside the resignation, the President approved a significant reshuffle of Governors and Lieutenant Governors across several states and Union Territories.
As per the announcement:
- Shiv Pratap Shukla, currently Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana.
- Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana, has been appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
- Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as the Governor of Nagaland.
- Syed Ata Hasnain (Lt. General, Retd.) has been appointed Governor of Bihar.
- R. N. Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu, has been appointed as Governor of West Bengal.
- Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Kerala, will discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- Kavinder Gupta, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, has been appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
- Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
- Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
The appointments will come into effect from the dates the respective appointees assume charge of their offices.
