President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday appointed Bihar Governor Dr. D.Y. Patil as the acting Governor of West Bengal, following M.K. Narayanan’s resignation.
“The President has accepted the resignation of Shri M K Narayanan as Governor of West Bengal and has appointed Dr. D.Y. Patil, Governor of Bihar to discharge the functions of the Governor of West Bengal, in addition to his own duties,” a release from Rashtrapati Bhawan said. It said that until regular arrangements for the office of the Governor of West Bengal were made, Mr. Patil would be in charge.
Mr. Narayanan resigned on June 30 after being prodded by the new NDA government to quit.
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The 80–year–old Narayanan, a former IPS officer and Director, IB and the National Security Adviser, was appointed Governor in January 2010. His tenure was to end on January 15, 2015.