President appoints Governors for six States, with Om Prakash Mathur to Keralam

17 October 2026

President Droupadi Murmu appointed new Governors for six States, with Om Prakash Mathur, then Governor of Sikkim, named the new Governor of Keralam.
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the Governor of Keralam, was appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu.
The other four appointments are Dushyant Gautam to Sikkim, Braj Mohan Ram to Odisha, Dr. Sudha Yadav to Karnataka and Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen to Uttarakhand.
The appointments take effect on the dates the appointees assume charge of their offices.
Om Prakash Mathur is due to take office in Kerala on October 23, and Arlekar is expected back in the State on October 19, two days before he demits office.
A file seeking sanction to prosecute a former Kerala sports minister is pending with the Governor, so the change of office decides who rules on it.