In a major reshuffle of governors, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday evening appointed RN Ravi, the current governor of Tamil Nadu, as the governor of West Bengal, while Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain was appointed as the new governor of Bihar, PTI reported.
Ravi takes over from CV Ananda Bose who resigned earlier in the day.
President Murmu has accepted Bose’s resignation, her office said in a statement.
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Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will perform the functions of Tamil Nadu Governor, it said.
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Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, has been appointed LG Ladakh in place of Kavinder Gupta, who has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed as Delhi LG, the release said.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla was appointed as the Governor of Telangana in place of Jishnu Dev Varma who was appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra.
Nand Kishore Yadav has been appointed as the Governor of Nagaland, the release said.
Congress questions West Bengal Governor’s sudden resignation
The sudden resignation of West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose on Thursday, just weeks before the state elections, has the Congress asking “what is going on”. The party compared the situation to the removal of Jagdeep Dhankhar as vice-president last year, suggesting that his successor in the Kolkata Lok Bhavan is now being treated in a similar manner, PTI reported.
The opposition also criticized RN Ravi’s transfer to West Bengal, saying “he is guaranteed to cause trouble in the state”.
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Jagdeep Dhankhar was dismissed as Vice President of India on 21 July 2025. His successor at the Raj Bhavan in Calcutta, CV Ananda Bose, received similar treatment today. what’s going on?”
In another post, he said, “RN Ravi is very much a part of the Modi ec(h)osystem. But he had to be moved out of Nagaland because of his style of functioning.”
“He moved to Tamil Nadu where he made a complete disgrace. Now he is transferred to West Bengal where he is guaranteed to cause trouble!” Ramesh said.
“Yes, I quit”
Speaking to PTI from Delhi, Bose said, “Yes, I have resigned. I have been the governor of Bengal for three-and-a-half years; that is enough for me.”
However, Bose did not give any explanation for his sudden resignation, leading to speculation in political circles, especially as his tenure was to continue till November 2027.
Officials at Lok Bhavan confirmed that his resignation letter was sent from Delhi to Rashtrapati Bhavan.
After assuming office as the Governor of West Bengal on 17 November 2022, Bose resigned almost 20 months before the end of his term, becoming the second consecutive Governor of Bengal to leave office before completing a full term.
(With input from agencies)
Key things
- The reshuffle reflects the ongoing political dynamics in India, especially ahead of state elections.
- Biography Ananda Bose’s resignation reflects previous political shifts and suggests a pattern in the appointment of governors.
- Opposition parties have been vocal about the implications of these changes for governance.
