Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, 3 Other States Get New Governors

Om Prakash Mathur, Governor of Sikkim, will be the new Governor of Kerala in place of Arlekar, a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

12 Oct 2026, 17:09 · NDTV

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Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu
Om Prakash Mathur named new Governor of Kerala, replacing Arlekar
Dushyant Gautam appointed as Governor of Sikkim

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New Delhi:

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu, as part of a major gubernatorial reshuffle effected by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday.

Om Prakash Mathur, Governor of Sikkim, will be the new Governor of Kerala in place of Arlekar, a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

Dushyant Gautam has been appointed the Governor of Sikkim, it said.

Senior BJP leader from Jharkhand, Braj Mohan Ram, has been appointed as the Governor of Odisha.

Sudha Yadav has been named the Governor of Karnataka and Dhal Singh Bisen will be Uttarakhand Governor, the communique said.

These appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices, it added.

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