President Murmu Appoints Governors In 10 States, Accepts Resignation Of Banwari Lal Purohit

President Droupadi Murmu appointed six new governors and reshuffled three governors on late Saturday night in a major rejig in 10 states across the country. The president also accepted Banwarilal Purohit's resignation as governor of Punjab and administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. 

Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam, has been appointed Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

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Along with this, Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been appointed Governor of Rajasthan, Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed Governor of Telangana, Om Prakash Mathur of Sikkim, and Santosh Kumar Gangwar of Jharkhand.

The President has appointed Ramen Deka as Governor of Chhattisgarh and CH Vijayashankar as Governor of Meghalaya.

C P Radhakrishnan, Governor of Jharkhand with Additional Charge of Telangana, appointed as Governor of Maharashtra.

Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim, was appointed Governor of Assam and has also been given additional charge as Governor of Manipur.

"The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices," an official release said.

Complete List Of Newly Appointed Governors

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