In a significant reshuffle, the President of India has appointed two new governors and reassigned two others.
Ajay Kumar Bhalla, retired IAS officer and former Union Home Secretary, has been appointed as the Governor of Manipur, a state currently grappling with crises.
Former Union Minister General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh has been named the new Governor of Mizoram.
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, previously serving as the Governor of Bihar, has been reassigned as the Governor of Kerala.
Arif Mohammed Khan, the outgoing Governor of Kerala, has been transferred to Bihar as its new Governor.
Meanwhile, Hari Babu Kambhampati has been appointed as the Governor of Odisha, replacing Raghubar Das, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand who previously held the position.