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Dushyant Kumar Gautam takes oath as Sikkim Governor

Dushyant Kumar Gautam took oath as the Governor of Sikkim at Lok Bhavan in Gangtok on Monday. He is a former BJP National General Secretary, ex-president of the party's Scheduled Caste Morcha and a former Rajya Sabha member. President Droupadi Murmu had appointed him along with three other new Governors on 13 October in a reshuffle covering six states.

Dushyant Kumar Gautam takes oath as Sikkim Governor at Lok Bhavan

Gangtok, October 19

Newly appointed Sikkim Governor Dushyant Kumar Gautam took oath as the Governor of the state at Lok Bhavan today on Monday.

Meanwhile, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (13 October) appointed four new Governors to the States, naming Sudha Yadav as Karnataka Governor, Dhal Singh Bisen as Uttarakhand Governor, Braj Mohan Ram as Odisha Governor and Dushyant Gautam as Sikkim Governor, according to a statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Dushyant Gautam, appointed Governor of Sikkim, is a former BJP National General Secretary and former president of the party's Scheduled Caste Morcha. He has served as a councillor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and as a Rajya Sabha member. The appointments are part of a broader reshuffle involving six states, with the Governors of Sikkim and Keralam being reassigned to Keralam and Tamil Nadu, respectively.

Sudha Yadav, appointed Governor of Karnataka, is a former Lok Sabha MP from Mahendragarh in Haryana and a member of the BJP Parliamentary Board. She holds an MSc and a PhD in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee and served as a member of the National Commission for Backwards Classes from 2019 to 2022.

Dhal Singh Bisen, appointed Governor of Uttarakhand, is a former Lok Sabha MP from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. He has served as an MLA and a Cabinet Minister in the Madhya Pradesh government, handling portfolios including School Education, Forest, Transport and Mines. He has also chaired the Madhya Pradesh Fourth State Finance Commission.

Braj Mohan Ram, a Dalit leader from the Dhobi community, was appointed as the Governor of Odisha. He is a former parliamentarian from Jharkhand who represented Palamu in the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms, winning elections in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He also served as an MLA in undivided Bihar.

— ANI

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