Gist: Jishnu Dev Varma appointed Maharashtra Governor, R.N. Ravi moves to West Bengal following C.V. Ananda Bose’s resignation as President Droupadi Murmu announces major Governor reshuffle.
New Delhi, Mar 6: Former Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura, Jishnu Dev Varma, who is currently serving as the Governor of Telangana, has been appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
Reacting to the appointment, Jishnu Dev Varma expressed his sincere gratitude to President of India, Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister of Narendra Modi in a social media post.
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday (March 5) announced this as part of a series of appointments and transfers of Governors and Lt Governors across several states and Union Territories.
At the same time, the President accepted the resignation of C. V. Ananda Bose from the post of Governor of West Bengal.
Following the reshuffle of Governors and Lieutenant Governors, Shiv Pratap Shukla, who is presently the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has been reassigned as the new Governor of Telangana.
In another appointment, senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav, a former minister in Bihar, has been named the Governor of Nagaland. Meanwhile, retired Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain will assume the role of Governor of Bihar.
The Centre has also shifted R. N. Ravi, the current Governor of Tamil Nadu, to West Bengal after the resignation of C. V. Ananda Bose.
Until further arrangements are made in Tamil Nadu, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who presently holds the office of Governor in Kerala, will additionally carry out the responsibilities of the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Changes were also announced for Union Territories. Kavinder Gupta, currently the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, has been appointed the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
Similarly, V. K. Saxena, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, will now serve as the L-G of Ladakh.
Former Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been selected as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
According to the official notification, all these appointments will come into effect from the date each appointee formally assumes office.
Resignation of Bengal Governor
Earlier in the day, a significant political development unfolded in West Bengal when Governor C. V. Ananda Bose stepped down from his post ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections.
Reacting to the development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had informed her about the resignation.
Banerjee also said she was told that R. N. Ravi would be the next Governor of the state.
In a statement posted on her X handle, Banerjee expressed shock over the sudden resignation of Bose.
She said the reasons behind his decision were not known to her.
However, she added that given the political climate ahead of the Assembly polls, she would not be surprised if pressure had been exerted on the Governor by the Union Home Minister to advance certain political objectives. (With IANS inputs)