March 06, 2026 : President Droupadi Murmu has appointed several new Governors and Lieutenant Governors across various states and Union Territories in a major administrative reshuffle.
Shiv Pratap Shukla, who was serving as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma will now take charge as the Governor of Maharashtra.
Former Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Nand Kishore Yadav, has been appointed as the Governor of Nagaland. Lieutenant General (Retired) Syed Ata Hasnain has been named the new Governor of Bihar.
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has been appointed as the Governor of West Bengal. Meanwhile, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will discharge the functions of the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
The President has also accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor Dr C.V. Ananda Bose.
In another change, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena will now serve as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
