President Droupadi Murmu Appoints Four New Governors In Six-State Reshuffle; Om Prakash Mathur Gets Kerala, Rajendra Arlekar Tamil Nadu

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed four new Governors for Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Sikkim. Om Prakash Mathur has been moved to Kerala, while Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will take charge in Tamil Nadu as part of a reshuffle involving six states.

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed four new Governors to the States, naming Sudha Yadav as Karnataka Governor, Dhal Singh Bisen as Uttarakhand Governor, Braj Mohan Ram as Odisha Governor and Dushyant Gautam as Sikkim Governor, according to a statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.

The President of India appoints six Governors across various States.

🔹 Shri Om Prakash Mathur — Governor of Kerala
🔹 Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar — Governor of Tamil Nadu
🔹 Shri Braj Mohan Ram — Governor of Odisha
🔹 Dr. Sudha Yadav — Governor of Karnataka
🔹 Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen — Governor of Uttarakhand
🔹 Shri Dushyant Gautam — Governor of Sikkim

— Central Secretariat Service Forum (@CSSforum_) October 12, 2026

Om Prakash Mathur, who was serving as the Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed Governor of Keralam, while Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the incumbent Governor of Keralam, has been appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Sudha Yadav appointed Karnataka Governor

Heartiest congratulations to Dr Sudha Yadav avaru on her appointment as the Governor of Karnataka by the Hon’ble President of India. I warmly welcome her to Karnataka.

With her political experience and strong academic background, I hope her tenure will further strengthen the state’s constitutional values and contribute to Karnataka’s all-round development.

I wish her a successful tenure and look forward to her guidance in the service of the people of Karnataka.

@drsudhayadavBJP 🙏

— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | HD Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) October 12, 2026

Sudha Yadav, appointed Governor of Karnataka, is a former Lok Sabha MP from Mahendragarh in Haryana and a member of the BJP Parliamentary Board. She holds an MSc and a PhD in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee and served as a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes from 2019 to 2022.

She is a Yadav OBC leader from Haryana. Yadav entered electoral politics following the death of her husband, Sukhbir Singh Yadav, a BSF Deputy Commandant who was martyred during the Kargil War. She subsequently represented Mahendragarh in the Lok Sabha and held organisational responsibilities within the BJP.

Dhal Singh Bisen’s political career

आदरणीय डॉ. ढाल सिंह बिसेन जी को देवभूमि उत्तराखण्ड के राज्यपाल नियुक्त होने पर हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।

मध्य प्रदेश सरकार में पूर्व कैबिनेट मंत्री, पूर्व सांसद एवं भारतीय जनता पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता के रूप में आपका दीर्घ राजनीतिक अनुभव, जनसेवा के प्रति समर्पण एवं सार्वजनिक जीवन में योगदान उल्लेखनीय रहा है।

माँ गंगा एवं बाबा केदार से आपके सफल, यशस्वी एवं मंगलमय कार्यकाल की कामना करता हूँ।

— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) October 12, 2026

Dhal Singh Bisen, appointed Governor of Uttarakhand, is a former Lok Sabha MP from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. He has served as an MLA and a Cabinet Minister in the Madhya Pradesh government, handling portfolios including School Education, Forest, Transport and Mines. He has also chaired the Madhya Pradesh Fourth State Finance Commission.

An Ayurveda practitioner by profession, Bisen has expressed an interest in Indian systems of medicine and their relationship with modern medical practices. He is an OBC (Bhoyar Pawar) leader.

Braj Mohan Ram appointed Odisha Governor

Heartiest congratulations to Shri Braj Mohan Ram Ji on his appointment as the Hon’ble Governor of Odisha.

I look forward to his guidance and support in our collective efforts towards building a prosperous, inclusive and developed Odisha. May his tenure further strengthen the spirit of service and the aspirations of our people.

My best wishes for a successful and fulfilling tenure.

@BrajmohanRamBjp

— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) October 12, 2026

Braj Mohan Ram, a Dalit leader from the Dhobi community, was appointed as the Governor of Odisha. He is a former parliamentarian from Jharkhand who represented Palamu in the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms, winning elections in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He also served as an MLA in undivided Bihar.

His public and organisational work has included involvement with the Scheduled Caste Morcha and Dhobi Mahasangh. He has also been associated with efforts to establish educational institutions in Chandwa.

Source : https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/president-droupadi-murmu-appoints-four-new-governors-in-six-state-reshuffle-om-prakash-mathur-gets-kerala-rajendra-arlekar-tamil-nadu