President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, October 12, announced the appointment and transfer of Governors across six states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
As part of the reshuffle, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who was serving as the Governor of Kerala, has been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Om Prakash Mathur, who was serving as the Governor of Sikkim, will take over as the new Governor of Kerala.
According to a press communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan, the appointments will take effect from the dates the officials assume charge of their respective offices.
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The six appointments announced by President Murmu are as follows:
- Kerala: Om Prakash Mathur
- Tamil Nadu: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
- Odisha: Braj Mohan Ram
- Karnataka: Dr Sudha Yadav
- Uttarakhand: Dr Dhal Singh Bisen
- Sikkim: Dushyant Gautam
The reshuffle includes the transfer of two serving Governors and four other appointments to gubernatorial posts.
Rajendra Arlekar Moves To Tamil Nadu, Om Prakash Mathur Gets Kerala
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who was serving as the Governor of Kerala, has been appointed as the full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu. He had also been discharging the functions of the Tamil Nadu Governor following the appointment of RN Ravi as Governor of West Bengal in March 2026.
Arlekar previously served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Bihar and was the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2017.
Meanwhile, Om Prakash Mathur, a senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha member, has been transferred from Sikkim to Kerala. He took charge as the Governor of Sikkim in July 2024.
Sudha Yadav Appointed Karnataka Governor
Dr Sudha Yadav has been appointed as the new Governor of Karnataka. She is a former BJP MP from Mahendragarh in Haryana and has also served as a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes.
She succeeds Thaawarchand Gehlot, who was serving as the Governor of Karnataka.
Braj Mohan Ram, Dhal Singh Bisen And Dushyant Gautam Get New Roles
Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed as the Governor of Odisha. He is a former Lok Sabha MP from Palamu in Jharkhand and succeeds Hari Babu Kambhampati.
Dr Dhal Singh Bisen, a former Lok Sabha MP from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh, has been appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand. He succeeds Lieutenant General (Retired) Gurmit Singh.
Meanwhile, Dushyant Gautam, a former BJP national general secretary and Rajya Sabha member, has been appointed as the Governor of Sikkim, succeeding Om Prakash Mathur.
The appointments mark a major gubernatorial reshuffle across six states. The new Governors will assume their respective offices on the dates they formally take charge
