President appoints/changes new Governors

In a press statement, the President of India announced changes and new appointments of the governors for states Goa, Mizoram, Tripura, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh. The appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

(i) Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Mizoram is transferred and appointed as Governor of Goa.

(ii) Shri Satyadev Narayan Arya, Governor of Haryana is transferred and appointed as Governor of Tripura

(iii) Shri Ramesh Bais, Governor of Tripura is transferred and appointed as Governor of Jharkhand.

(iv) Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot as Governor of Karnataka.

(v) Shri Bandaru Dattatraya, Governor of Himachal Pradesh is transferred and appointed as Governor of Haryana.

(vi) Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati as Governor of Mizoram.

(vii) Shri Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel as Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

(viii) Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar as Governor of Himachal Pradesh.