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Murmu Appoints Ghosh in Haryana, Raju in Goa and Gupta as Ladakh Lt Governor

After Brigadier BD Mishra resigned in Ladakh, the reshuffle seeks to reflect administrative priorities alongside coalition commitments in key constitutional roles.

(L-R) Ashim Kumar Ghosh, Kavinder Gupta & Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju | File photo | ANI
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BJP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir deputy CM Kavinder Gupta being offered sweets on being appointed as lieutenant governor of Ladakh, on Monday. (ANI)
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Overview

  • President Droupadi Murmu accepted Brigadier BD Mishra’s resignation as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
  • Kavinder Gupta, a former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed as Ladakh’s new lieutenant governor.
  • Prof Ashim Kumar Ghosh, ex-West Bengal BJP president and academic, will replace Bandaru Dattatreya as Haryana’s governor.
  • Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, veteran Telugu Desam Party leader and former civil aviation minister, is slated to succeed P. S. Sreedharan Pillai as Goa’s governor.
  • The three appointees will assume office on dates yet to be set, ensuring uninterrupted presidential representation in their respective states and the Union Territory.