Rameshwar Thakur New Madhya Pradesh Governor

Rameshwar Thakur, who is Karnataka governor, has been transferred to Madhya Pradesh for remainder of his term as President Pratibha appoints Former law minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj as governor of Karnataka, announced a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement.

Presently, Balram Jhakar is the governor of the state who term comes to an end on June 30.

Thakur was first appointed Governor on November 17, 2004. In 2006, he was shifted to Andhra Pradesh and later to Karnataka in 2007.

Besides, former Assam Finance Minister Devanand Konwar, who was dropped from the Tarun Gogoi ministry last year, has been appointed as Bihar Governor, the communique said.

Konwar, 63, is a four-time MLA. He succeeds R L Bhatia whose tenure came to an end yesterday.
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