President Murmu Announces Major Gubernatorial Reshuffle Across Indian States and Union Territories

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 10 2026

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President Droupadi Murmu has announced a major reshuffle of gubernatorial and lieutenant governor positions across several Indian states and Union Territories. Key appointments include Shiv Pratap Shukla as the new Governor of Telangana, while the current Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma will take charge as Governor of Maharashtra. Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed Governor of Nagaland and Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain as Governor of Bihar.
In significant changes affecting West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, has been appointed Governor of West Bengal. The President accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor Dr C.V. Ananda Bose. As an interim arrangement, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will discharge the functions of the Governor of Tamil Nadu until a new appointment is made to fill the vacancy.
Among Union Territory changes, Kavinder Gupta, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, has been appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Vinai Kumar Saxena, the former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, will now serve as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Such gubernatorial reshuffles are periodically undertaken to ensure effective administration across states and territories.