Former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta has been named as the new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh while former civil aviation minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju was appointed as the Governor of Goa on Monday.
In the same official notice it was announced that Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh will be the new Governor of Haryana.
The appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices.
Why Was New LG Appointed In Ladakh?
President Droupadi Murmu recently accepted the resignation of Brigadier B D Mishra (Retired) as Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh which left the role vacant.
The president then appointed Gupta as the Lt Governor of Ladakh.,
Similarly she also appointed Raju as the Governor of Goa and Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh as the new Governor of Haryana.
Who Is Kavinder Gupta?
Newly appointed Ladakh LG Gupta is a senior BJP leader from Jammu and Kashmir. He had been former deputy chief minister of J-K and ex-speaker of the erstwhile state's legislative assembly.
Hailing from Jammu city's Janipur area, 66-year-old Gupta served as the mayor of Jammu for a record three consecutive terms from 2005 to 2010.
Gupta, who is also the national executive member of Bharatiya Janata Party, will replace incumbent Brigadier B D Mishra (Retired), as Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh.
Who Is Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju?
Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, a veteran Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader from Andhra Pradesh, will succeed P S Sreedharan Pillai as the Goa Governor. Pillai was sworn in as the Governor of Goa on July 15, 2021.
Raju (74) served as the civil aviation minister between May 27, 2014 and March 10, 2018 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He has also held ministerial posts in Andhra Pradesh government.
Who Is Ashim Kumar Ghosh?
Senior BJP leader from West Bengal Ashim Kumar Ghosh will be the new Governor of Haryana.
Ghosh, who headed the party's West Bengal unit between 1999 and 2002, will succeed Bandaru Dattatraya.
Former Labour and Employment Minister Dattatraya assumed charge as Governor of Haryana on July 15, 2021.
