The government Saturday appointed new governors in four states, including in West Bengal where former MP and noted Supreme Court lawyer Jagdeep Dhankhar has been named for the post.
Seventy-seven-year-old Anandiben Patel, who was appointed asgovernor of Madhya Pradesh on January 2018, has been shifted to Uttar Pradesh,it said.
Veteran BJP leader and Bihar Governor Lalji Tandon replacesPatel in Madhya Pradesh. He was appointed governor in August last year, thecommunique said.
BJP veteran from Chhattisgarh Ramesh Bais, who was denied aparty mandate this year, has been appointed as the governor of Tripura.
Retired Intelligence Bureau special director N Ravi, who wasthe Centre’s interlocutor for Naga talks, has been appointed as the governor ofNagaland.Phagu Chauhan will replace Tandon as Bihargovernor, the communique said.