Major reshuffle of Governors by President Droupadi Murmu

As part of a major reshuffle of governors, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday night appointed R. N. Ravi, the current Governor of Tamil Nadu, as the Governor of West Bengal, while Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain was named the new Governor of Bihar.

Ravi takes over from C. V. Ananda Bose, who resigned earlier in the day.

President Murmu has accepted Bose’s resignation, a communique issued by her office said.

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu, it said.
Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lt Governor of Delhi, has been appointed as Ladakh’s LG in place of Kavinder Gupta, who has been named Himachal Pradesh Governor.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been named Delhi LG, the communique said.

Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been made Telangana Governor in place of Jishnu Dev Varma, who has been appointed Maharashtra Governor.

Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as Nagaland Governor, the communique said.).(UPDATED ON 5TH MARCH 2026