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President Droupadi Murmu Appoints 6 New Governors And Reshuffles 3 Others

Lakshman Prasad Acharya has been appointed as the Governor of Assam with additional responsibility for Manipur, while Gulab Chand Kataria has replaced Banwarilal Purohit as the Governor of Punjab. These major gubernatorial appointments were announced on Saturday night.

Acharya has succeeded Kataria, who has also been appointed the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, according to a communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Droupadi Murmu has accepted Purohit’s resignation as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.

“Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed as Governor of Assam and given additional charge of Manipur,” the statement said.

President Reshuffles 3 Governors

Jharkhand Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra, while Santosh Kumar Gangwar will replace Radhakrishnan as the Governor of Jharkhand.

Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde has been named the Governor of Rajasthan, Jishnu Dev Varma will become the Governor of Telangana, and Om Prakash Mathur will be the new Governor of Sikkim.

Ramen Deka has been appointed as the Governor of Chhattisgarh, and C. H. Vijayashankar will serve as the Governor of Meghalaya.

The President of India has also appointed K. Kailashnathan as the Lt. Governor of Puducherry, effective from the date he assumes office.

These appointments will take effect once the appointees assume their respective offices, the statement added.

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