Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will be new governor of Himachal Pradesh

BK Sood chief editor

President Ram Nath Kovind, on July 6, Tuesday appointed eight new governors for states, including Karnataka. While many governors were transferred between states, some have been new appointments. Among the new appointees, there is also a sitting member of the Union cabinet.

Thaawarchand Gehlot, who currently serves as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka. With this, Governor Vajubhai Vala, who is currently holding the position since September 2014, will demit his office.

Sitting Lok Sabha MP Visakhapatnam Hari Babu Kambhampati has been appointed as Governor of Mizoram. PS Sreedharan Pillai, currently the Governor of Mizoram, has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Goa.

Gujarat BJP leader Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel has been appointed as Governor of Madhya Pradesh. Former Speaker of Goa Assembly Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been positioned as Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar न्यू गवर्नर ऑफ हिमाचल प्रदेश

Satyadev Narayan Arya, the Governor of Haryana, has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Tripura.

Ramesh Bais, Governor of Tripura is transferred and appointed as Governor of Jharkhand; while Bandaru Dattatraya, Governor of Himachal Pradesh has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Haryana.

The appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices, said the office of the President.