Change of guard at Raj Bhavans

In a serious reshuffle, the Centre on Tuesday introduced eight new Governors, together with Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot. BJP leaders claimed that there’s a report variety of SC, ST and OBC Governors below the Narendra Modi regime. The Indian Express takes a take a look at the brand new incumbents at these Raj Bhavans:
Karnataka
Thaawarchand Gehlot held the portfolio of Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. Considered the Dalit face of Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, he has twice been a Rajya Sabha member and had additionally represented Shajapur within the Lok Sabha.
Goa
P Sreedharan Pillai, the Mizoram Governor and former state president of BJP’s Kerala unit, has robust ties with Church leaders and representatives of Christian group, which represent a vital portion of the voters in Goa. Pillai was instrumental in bringing in Church leaders from Kerala to not too long ago meet PM Narendra Modi.
Mizoram
Former Visakhapatnam MP Hari Babu Kambhampati is a non-controversial BJP chief from Andhra Pradesh and the appointment hints on the get together management’s transfer to accommodate folks from key states.
Jharkhand
The appointment of Ramesh Bais, Tripura Governor and six-time MP from Raipur, is an elevation for him, stated BJP sources. He was denied a ticket in 2019. Primarily an agriculturist, he was first elected to Parliament in 1989. He later served as Union minister.
Himachal Pradesh
Former Goa Speaker Rajendra Arlekar (66) is the third Goan and the primary Goan politician to be appointed Governor of a state. Arlekar’s father Vishwanath Arlekar, popularly often called Dada Arlekar, was among the many earliest RSS functionaries within the state and his house in Vasco doubled up because the Sangh’s workplace within the state earlier than there was one.
Madhya Pradesh
Mangubhai Patel, a five-time former MLA from Gujarat, has held a number of organisational posts within the BJP. He launched his political profession through the Emergency.
Haryana
Bandaru Dattatreya is a founding member of the BJP in Andhra Pradesh and was appointed because the Himachal Pradesh Governor after he was denied a seat to contest elections in 2019.
Tripura
Satyadev Arya is a former minister from Bihar who held the gubernatorial place in Haryana. He misplaced the Assembly election in 2015.