President Murmu Appoints Governors for Six States, Four New Faces Named

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President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed governors for six states, with four new appointments and changes in the leadership of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim.

According to a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 12, Om Prakash Mathur, who was serving as the Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed Governor of Kerala. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who held charge of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has been appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Dushyant Gautam has been appointed the new Governor of Sikkim, succeeding Mathur.

The other appointments include Braj Mohan Ram as Governor of Odisha, Dr Sudha Yadav as Governor of Karnataka and Dr Dhal Singh Bisen as Governor of Uttarakhand.

Braj Mohan Ram will take over as Governor of Odisha, replacing Hari Babu Kambhampati.

Dr Sudha Yadav will succeed Thaawarchand Gehlot as Governor of Karnataka. She is a former Lok Sabha member and has also served on the National Commission for Backwards Classes.

Dr Dhal Singh Bisen, a former Lok Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh, has been appointed Governor of Uttarakhand, replacing Lieutenant General (Retd) Gurmit Singh.

Dushyant Gautam, a former BJP national general secretary and Rajya Sabha member, will take over as Governor of Sikkim.

Mathur, a former Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan, had taken charge as Governor of Sikkim in July 2024. He will now move to Kerala.

Arlekar, who was serving as Governor of Kerala, had also held additional charge of Tamil Nadu since March 2026, following the transfer of R N Ravi to West Bengal.

With the latest appointments, Arlekar will take over as the full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu, while Mathur will succeed him in Kerala.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan communique did not specify new assignments for the outgoing governors of Odisha, Karnataka and Uttarakhand.

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