Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal transferred to Mizoram

Updated - December 04, 2021 10:52 pm IST - New Delhi

In this handout image provided by the Gujarat State Information Bureau, Kamala Beniwal (C) is welcomed by Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi (R) upon her arrival at Ahmedabad airport on November 27, 2009.  The former Tripura state governor was sworn in as Gujarat Governor by state High Court Acting Chief Justice M S Shah in Gandhinagar, some 30 km from Ahmedabad.  AFP PHOTO/HO/GUJARAT STATE INFORMATION BUREAU HANDOUT

In this handout image provided by the Gujarat State Information Bureau, Kamala Beniwal (C) is welcomed by Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi (R) upon her arrival at Ahmedabad airport on November 27, 2009. The former Tripura state governor was sworn in as Gujarat Governor by state High Court Acting Chief Justice M S Shah in Gandhinagar, some 30 km from Ahmedabad. AFP PHOTO/HO/GUJARAT STATE INFORMATION BUREAU HANDOUT

Gujarat Governor Dr. Kamla Beniwal was on Sunday transferred to Mizoram for the remainder of her term while Mizoram Governor Vakkom Purushothaman was shifted as Governor of Nagaland.

According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué, Governor of Rajasthan Mrs. Margaret Alva will discharge the functions of Governor of Gujarat in addition to her own duties until regular arrangements for the office of the Governor of Gujarat are made.

Mr. Purushothaman will also continue to hold the additional charge of the office of the Governor of Tripura. The appointments will take effect from the dates the incumbents assume charge of their respective offices, the communiqué said.  

Transfers of Gujarat and Mizoram governors came even as the Modi government is likely to clear the names of senior BJP leaders for appointment of new governors in nearly half a dozen States where vacancies in Raj Bhavans have arisen.

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