From Delhi to West Bengal, governors of 9 states have changed. Earlier today on Thursday (5 March), West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose and Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta had resigned from their posts. The President of India addressed the Governor of West Bengal, Dr. C.V. Anand Bose’s resignation has been accepted.
Instead of governors of these states
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been appointed the Governor of Telangana. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Verma has been appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra. Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed the Governor of Nagaland. Retired Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain has been appointed the Governor of Bihar. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has been appointed the Governor of West Bengal. Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh-Delhi changed
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta has been appointed the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. Taranjit Singh Sandhu was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
Who is Taranjit Singh Sandhu?
Taranjit Singh is considered close to PM Modi. He is a former diplomat and served as India’s Ambassador to the US from 2020 to 2024. In his 35-year diplomatic career, he played an important role in strengthening India-US relations. Sandhu has also served as High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka and Consul General to Germany.
Who is Nand Kishore Yadav, who has become the Governor of Nagaland?
Nand Kishore Yadav is counted as a big leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. He has also been the former speaker of Bihar Assembly. Apart from this, he has been a minister in Bihar government. He has also been Bihar BJP President and Leader of Opposition. Yadav has been MLA seven times. He did not contest the 2025 assembly elections. From that time there was speculation that he could be made the Governor.
Who is Shiv Pratap Shukla?
Shiv Pratap Shukla is a resident of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was the Minister of State for Finance in the first term of the Modi government. He was elected MLA four times in UP. During this period he also became a minister in the UP government. He is considered one of the big Brahmin faces of Uttar Pradesh. When he was in Rajya Sabha, he was also appointed whip by BJP. At present he is the Governor of Himachal Pradesh and now he has been sent to Telangana.
