New Delhi, India (July 14, 2014): Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led government today appointed new governors in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland.
Balramji Das Tandon, BJP
As per certain medi areports Ram Naik has been appointed as governor of Uttar Pradesh, where as Balramji Dass Tandon will be new governor of Chhattisgarh. Other three appointments are Keshari Nath Tripathi (West Bengal), Om Prakash Kohli (Gujarat) and Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (Nagaland).
An official communique said the appointments of Naik, Tandon, Tripathi and Kohli “will take effect from the dates (they) assume charge of their offices”.
A separate communique said Acharya has also been asked to discharge the functions of the governor of Tripura, where incumbent Vakkom Purushothaman has resigned.
Soon after it’s formation the BJP government had asked various governors appointed by Congress led UPA government to resign.