President Draupadi Murmu has appointed governors in various states. 

President Draupadi Murmu has appointed governors in various states. 

President Draupadi Murmu has appointed governors in various states. 

President Draupadi Murmu has appointed governors in various states. 

Recent appointments of governors

  • Rajasthan: Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde (Former Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly)
  • Telangana: Jishnu Dev Varma (Former Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura)
  • Sikkim: Om Prakash Mathur (Former Rajya Sabha MP, Rajasthan)
  • Jharkhand: Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Former Union Minister)
  • Chhattisgarh: Ramen Deka (Former Lok Sabha MP, Assam)
  • Meghalaya: C.H. Vijay Shankar (Former Minister, Karnataka)
  • Maharashtra: C.P. Radhakrishnan (former governor of Jharkhand)
  • Punjab: Gulab Chand Kataria (former governor of Assam)
  • Chandigarh: Gulab Chand Kataria (administrator)
  • Assam: Laxman Prasad Acharya (former governor of Sikkim)
  • Manipur: Additional charge (Lakshman Prasad Acharya)
  • Puducherry: K. Kailashnathan (former IAS officer)
Office of Governor

    • Part VI (Articles 153-162): Covers Governor’s office in the Indian Constitution.
  • Dual Role:
      • Constitutional head of state (bound by council of ministers’ advice).
      • Link between Union and State governments.
  • Constitutional Provisions
      • Article 153: One Governor per State; can be Governor for multiple States (added by 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956).
      • Article 155: Appointed by the President.
  • Article 156:
      • Holds office at the President’s pleasure.
      • Normal term: Five years.
      • Can resign by writing to the President.

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