Guwahati: An official statement from the President’s Secretariat issued on Wednesday, read, “The President of India is pleased to make the following appointments:- Indra Sena Reddy Nallu as Governor of Tripura and Raghubar Das as Governor of Odisha.”
“The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices,” the statement added.
Raghubar Das has been appointed as the 26th governor of Odisha.
Das is a former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He has also served as the president of the Jharkhand BJP twice.
At present, Ganeshi Lal is serving as the 25th Governor of Odisha. He was sworn in as the Odisha governor in 2018.
Indra Sena Reddy Nallu is a national secretary of the BJP and has thrice served as an MLA in Andhra Pradesh.
Currently, Satyadev Narayan Arya is serving as the 19th governor of Tripura. He is a BJP leader from Bihar and has previously served as a Governor of Haryana.