President Murmu appoints governors and LG changes (9 states/UTs)

President Murmu appoints governors and LG changes (9 states/UTs)

• What happened (key moves):

  • Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain appointed Governor of Bihar.

  • Jishnu Dev Varma appointed Governor of Maharashtra.

  • Shiv Pratap Shukla → Governor of Telangana.

  • Nand Kishore Yadav → Governor of Nagaland.

  • R.N. Ravi moved to West Bengal; CV Ananda Bose resigned.

  • Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed LG of NCT of Delhi; Vinai Kumar Saxena transferred to LG of Ladakh.

  • Other additional charges/transfers: Arlekar, Kavinder Gupta etc.

• Significance (Mains/Polity):

  • Governors’ appointments have political and federal implications (centre–state relations).

  • Use in essays/interviews: constitutional role of governors, conventions, controversies, and the need for reforms.

• One-line: Major reshuffle of gubernatorial posts affecting federal dynamics and administrative continuity.