Om Prakash Mathur named Governor of Kerala as the President reshuffles six Raj Bhavans
12 October 2026
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday ordered changes of Governors in six States, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
Om Prakash Mathur, who was Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed Governor of Kerala.
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who held Kerala along with additional charge of Tamil Nadu, becomes the full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Sudha Yadav goes to Karnataka, Braj Mohan Ram to Odisha, Dhal Singh Bisen to Uttarakhand and former BJP general secretary Dushyant Gautam to Sikkim.
The communique said each term would run from the date the appointee takes charge, and no date was specified for the swearing-in.
In plain words
Rashtrapati Bhavan communique — The formal notice issued from the President's official residence announcing appointments made by the President.
Raj Bhavan — The official residence and office of a State's Governor.
Additional charge — An arrangement in which one Governor temporarily looks after a second State as well.