Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new governors for six states, with changes in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim involving the transfer of two serving governors and the appointment of a new governor.
Om Prakash Mathur, the outgoing governor of Sikkim, has been appointed governor of Kerala, while Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, currently governor of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, will leave Kerala to take charge in Tamil Nadu. Dushyant Gautam has been appointed the new governor of Sikkim.
The appointments also include changes in Odisha, Karnataka and Uttarakhand. Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed governor of Odisha, Sudha Yadav will take over as governor of Karnataka, and Dhal Singh Bisen has been named governor of Uttarakhand.
With the changes, Mathur will move from Sikkim to Kerala, Arlekar will take charge in Tamil Nadu, and Gautam will succeed Mathur in Sikkim. Ram, Yadav and Bisen will assume the gubernatorial roles in Odisha, Karnataka and Uttarakhand, respectively.