Kerala BJP chief, Kummanam Rajasekharan is Mizoram Governor
The BJP's Kerala Chief, Kummanam Rajasekharan was appointed as the Governor of Mizoram by the President of India. Ganesh Lal will take over as the new Governor of Odisha.
According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, Prof. Ganesh Lal will take over as the new governor of Odisha, a post which had fallen vacant in March this year after veteran Naga leader S C Jamir completed his tenure.
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"The President of India has been pleased to appoint Prof. Ganesh Lal to be the Governor of Odisha with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office," the communique said.
In his second order, the President appointed Kerala BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekharan as the Governor of Mizoram. He will be replacing Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma, who is completing his tenure on May 28, 2018.
Sixty-five-year-old Rajasekharan had given up his government job to became 'pracharak' of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. He was appointed as the Kerala BJP chief in 2015.