Ø Eight states, including Karnataka and Haryana among others, on July 6, 2021, got new governers as President Ram Nath Kovind made several appointments and changes. The appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Ø Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as the new Governor of Karnataka while BJP leader Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel will be the new Governor of Madhya Pradesh. BJP leader Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati will be Governor of Mizoram and another party leader Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
Ø In a press communique, Rashtrapati Bhavan said, Mizoram Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai has been appointed as the new Governor of Goa. Haryana
Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya will now be the Governor of Tripura. Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais is the new Governor of Jharkhand in place of Draupadi Murmu. Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya has been transferred and appointed as new Governor of Haryana.
Here is a list of new governors in eight states:
1. PS Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Mizoram, has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Goa.
2. Satyadev Narayan Arya, Governor of Haryana, has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Tripura.
3. Ramesh Bais, Governor of Tripura, has betransferred and appointed as Governor of Jharkhand.
4. Union minister Thawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as the Governor of Karnataka.
5. Bandaru Dattatraya, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Haryana.
6. Hari Babu Kambhampati has been appointed as the Governor of Mizoram.
7. Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.
8. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is now the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.