Goa, Haryana get new governors, Kavinder Gupta named Lt guv of Ladakh

Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh has been appointed as the governor of Haryana, and Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju has been named the governor of Goa

President Droupadi Murmu announced the appointments of new governors for Haryana and Goa on Monday, along with a new lieutenant governor for the union territory of Ladakh.

 

According to a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh has been named the governor of Haryana, while Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju has been appointed as the governor of Goa.  

The former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta named as the new lieutenant governor of Ladakh. The appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices, it said. President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Brigadier BD Mishra (Retired) as lieutenant governor of the union territory of Ladakh, it said.

 

   

Who is Ashim Kumar Ghosh? 

Ashim Kumar Ghosh is a politician, academic, and former state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal.

He joined the BJP in 1991 and served as the West Bengal BJP president from 1999 to 2002. Additionally, he was appointed as the BJP’s observer for Tripura between 2003 and 2005.

 

Who is Ashok Gajapathi Raju? 

Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju is a senior figure in the Telugu Desam Party, having held positions at both the state and national levels.

He served as the union minister of civil aviation for almost four years in Prime Minister Modi’s first cabinet. Raju later stepped down due to disagreements over the issue of special status for Andhra Pradesh.