President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed eight new Governors of states ahead of a possible cabinet expansion. It is expected that the Modi Government is about to get 20 new faces in its executive. Here is a list of the new Governors that have been appointed by the President recently. Take a look at various tweets in this regard first.
New #Governors for different states appointed/ transferred by Honourable @rashtrapatibhvn ! pic.twitter.com/o7i1EB0vWC
— SG Suryah (@SuryahSG) July 6, 2021
Take a look at the tweet below.
President appoints new Governors for 8 states pic.twitter.com/4tN8i70mPZ
— Ronak Gajjar (@ronakdgajjar) July 6, 2021The Governor of MP expressed his gratitude towards this gesture of the PresidentI express my gratitude towards the President for appointing me as the Governor. I would also like to thank the Prime Minister, Amit Shah ji and JP Nadda ji: Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel, Madhya Pradesh Governor designate pic.twitter.com/8HHetgYLG7
— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2021
List of Governors appointed by the President:
Take a look at the table below showing the new appointments in one sight.
| SNo | State | Name of the Governor |
| 1 | Karnataka | Thaawarchand Gehlot |
| 2 | Mizoram | Hari Babu Kambhampati |
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar |
| 5 | Goa | PS Sreedharan Pillai |
| 6 | Tripura | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
| 7 | Haryana | Bandaru Dattatraya |
| 8 | Jharkhand | Ramesh Bais |
New Governors in 8 states: Details
There is a huge shuffle as one may understand:
Satyadev Narayan Arya was the Governor of Haryana, but now has been appointed as the Governor of Tripura whereas Bandaru Dattatraya who was the Governor of Himachal Pradesh is now the Governor of Haryana.
The list goes longer here. PS Sreedharan Pillai was the Governor of Mizoram but will now serve as the Governor of Goa and Hari Babu Kambhampati is the new Governor of Mizoram.
Ramesh Bias, Governor of Tripura is now the new Governor of Jharkhand and the Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as the Governor of Karnataka.
The appointments would take effect from the date these new governors take their offices.
Appointment of the Governor of a State:
Article 155 of the Constitution of India states the appointment of the Governor of the state. He/ she is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. The Governor holds the office till the pleasure of the President. It is the duty of the Governor thus to tender his resignation (under such circumstances that require this action) to the President in writing. The Governor holds the office for a term of 5 years from the date he/ she assumes charge of his/her office.
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