New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected cabinet expansion, a major shuffle of Governors saw Union Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot named for the top post. Eight states have new Governors.
Thawarchand Gehlot, who was also the BJP’s Rajya Sabha leader, will take over as Governor of Karnataka.PS Sreedharan Pillai, the Governor of Mizoram, has been moved to Goa. Satyadev Narayan Arya, Haryana Governor, will shift to Tripura. Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais has been transferred to Jharkhand.
Bandaru Dattatraya, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, will take over as Governor of Haryana. Hari Babu Kambhampati will be Mizoram Governor. Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel will be Governor of Madhya Pradesh. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been named Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
