9 UTs/States get new LGs/Governors

New Delhi, March 6, 2026: The President of India Draupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose, Governor of West Bengal.

2. The President of India has also made the following appointments of Governor/Lieutenant Governor:-

(i) Shiv Pratap Shukla, Governor of Himachal Pradesh appointed as Governor of Telangana.

(ii) Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana appointed as Governor of Maharashtra.

(iii) Nand Kishore Yadav appointed as Governor of Nagaland.

(iv) Lt. General (Retired) Syed Ata Hasnain appointed as Governor of Bihar.

(v) Shri R.N. Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed as Governor West Bengal.

(vi) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Kerala to discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu.

(vii) Kavinder Gupta, Lt. Governor of Ladakh appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

(viii) Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lt. Governor of Delhi appointed as Lt. Governor of Ladakh.

(ix) Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed as Lt. Governor of Delhi.