Rajendra Arlekar moves to Tamil Nadu and Om Prakash Mathur to Keralam, while Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Sikkim get new Governors.

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• President Droupadi Murmu announced the appointments through a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique on 12 October 2026, covering six states.
• Om Prakash Mathur, previously Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed Governor of Keralam.
• Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the outgoing Governor of Keralam, has been appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu.
• Arlekar had held additional charge of Tamil Nadu since March, when R N Ravi was shifted to West Bengal.
• Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed Governor of Odisha.
• Dr Sudha Yadav, a member of the BJP Parliamentary Board, becomes Governor of Karnataka, replacing Thaawar Chand Gehlot.
• Dr Dhal Singh Bisen has been appointed Governor of Uttarakhand.
• Dushyant Gautam will take over as Governor of Sikkim, the post Mathur is leaving.
• Mathur is a former Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan, while Yadav is a former MP from Mahendragarh in Haryana who served on the National Commission for Backward Classes.
• The appointments take effect from the dates the new Governors assume charge of their offices.
• Under Article 155 the Governor is appointed by the President by warrant under hand and seal, and under Article 156 holds office during the President's pleasure.
• The next roles of the outgoing Governors, including Thaawar Chand Gehlot, have not been announced.

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