President Droupadi Murmu on Monday announced a major reshuffle of Governors across six states, involving both fresh appointments and transfers of serving Governors.
According to a press communiqué issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan, Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed Governor of Odisha, while serving Governors Om Prakash Mathur and Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar have been transferred to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, respectively.
The reshuffle also includes new appointments in Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
Six-state Governor reshuffle
The appointments announced by the President are:
- Braj Mohan Ram — Governor of Odisha
- Om Prakash Mathur, currently Governor of Sikkim — Governor of Kerala
- Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, currently Governor of Kerala — Governor of Tamil Nadu
- Dr Sudha Yadav — Governor of Karnataka
- Dr Dhal Singh Bisen — Governor of Uttarakhand
- Dushyant Gautam — Governor of Sikkim
The appointments will take effect from the dates on which the respective appointees assume charge of their offices.
Serving Governors transferred
The reshuffle includes the transfer of two serving Governors.
Om Prakash Mathur, who currently holds charge in Sikkim, has been appointed Governor of Kerala. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the serving Governor of Kerala, will move to Tamil Nadu.
Dushyant Gautam has been appointed Governor of Sikkim.
New appointments in three states
The President has also appointed Dr Sudha Yadav as Governor of Karnataka and Dr Dhal Singh Bisen as Governor of Uttarakhand.
Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed Governor of Odisha.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué said the appointments would become effective from the dates on which the appointees assume charge. It did not provide further details about the reasons for the reshuffle.
