President Droupadi Murmu on Monday announced the appointment of governors in six states. The reshuffle covers Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Sikkim. Among the key appointments is that of senior BJP leader Dr Sudha Yadav, who has been appointed Governor of Karnataka.

Sudha Yadav Appointed Governor of Karnataka
Dr Sudha Yadav is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was born on October 16, 1965, in Rewari district of Haryana. She holds an MSc and a PhD in Chemistry. Yadav was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mahendragarh in 1999 and served as a Member of Parliament until 2004.

After her parliamentary tenure, she served as a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes. In August 2022, she was inducted into the BJP’s Parliamentary Board, reflecting her position within the party’s senior leadership.

Om Prakash Mathur Moves to Kerala
Veteran BJP leader Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed Governor of Kerala. Known for his organisational experience and political strategy, Mathur was born on January 2, 1952, in Bedal village of Rajasthan’s Pali district.

He graduated from the University of Rajasthan and held several organisational positions within the BJP. He was also a member of the party’s Central Election Committee. In July 2024, Mathur took charge as the Governor of Sikkim. He will now move to Kerala under the latest reshuffle.

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu. Born on April 23, 1954, in Panaji, the capital of Goa, Arlekar graduated in Commerce and joined the BJP in 1989.

During his political career, he served as president of the Goa BJP and Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He also held ministerial portfolios related to environment and forests, as well as panchayati raj, in the Goa government.

Arlekar has previously served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Bihar. He was appointed Governor of Kerala in January 2025 and has now been transferred to Tamil Nadu.

Braj Mohan Ram and Dhal Singh Bisen Get New Responsibilities
BJP leader and former MP Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed Governor of Odisha. Born on January 1, 1958, in the Palamu region of undivided Bihar, an area now part of Jharkhand, he served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1995.

He subsequently represented the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency from 1996 to 2004. His appointment to the Odisha gubernatorial post marks a new responsibility in his political career.

Meanwhile, senior Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Dr Dhal Singh Bisen has been appointed Governor of Uttarakhand. Bisen served four terms as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly and held a ministerial position in the state government from 2003 to 2005.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Balaghat in 2019 and served as an MP until 2024.

Dushyant Gautam Appointed Governor of Sikkim
BJP leader Dushyant Gautam has been appointed Governor of Sikkim. He was born on May 24 in Agra and has been associated with activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since his early years.

Gautam later played an active role in the BJP’s public outreach, organisational activities and digital campaigns. In March 2026, he was also appointed a member of the Sports Authority of India (SAI). He will now take on the responsibility of Governor of Sikkim as part of the latest gubernatorial reshuffle.