4 NE States Get New Governors, 2 Senior BJP Leaders From Region Get Gubernatorial Assignments

C H Vijayashankar, the former Lok Sabha member from Mysore in Karnataka has been appointed as Meghalaya Governor.

In a major reshuffle of gubernatorial positions, President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors for various states, including four Northeastern states – Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, and Manipur.

Two senior BJP leaders from northeast gets gubernatorial assignments as Rashtrapati Bhawan announced a shake up and new appointment of governors for several states.

Lakshman Prasad Acharya, who was the Governor of Sikkim, has been made the Governor of Assam with the additional charge of Manipur.

Acharya replaces Gulab Chand Kataria, who has now been appointed the administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

Meanwhile, Gulab Chand Kataria has replaced Banwarilal Purohit as the Governor of Punjab.

It may be mentioned here that Anusuiya Uikye has been serving as the Governor of Manipur since February 2023.

Veteran BJP leader Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed as the Governor of Sikkim and C H Vijayashankar, the former Lok Sabha member from Mysore in Karnataka has been appointed as Meghalaya Governor.

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura, Jishnu Dev Varma has been made the Governor of Telangana, and former Assam MP Ramen Deka has been appointed as the Governor of Chhattisgarh.

This announcement, made by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday night, marks a major change in the leadership of several states and union territories.

These appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

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