30-Dec-2024

Newly Appointed Governers of Indian States

Indian Polity

Why in News? 

The President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu, recently appointed former Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla as the Governor of Manipur, General V.K. Singh (Retd.) as the Governor of Mizoram, and reassigned Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to Bihar. 

 

Newly appointed Governors of Indian states. 

About the Governor 

  • Article 153: The Indian Constitution mandates that each state shall have a Governor. 
  • Article 155: The Governor of a state is appointed by the President through a warrant under the President's hand and seal. 
  • Article 163: As the Constitutional Head of the state, the Governor exercises powers in accordance with the Constitution, based on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.