Braj Mohan Ram Appointed as the New Governor of Odisha
Bhubaneswar, October 13: A major reshuffle has taken place in the constitutional head position of Odisha. Senior BJP leader from Jharkhand and former Member of Parliament, Braj Mohan Ram, has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha. President Droupadi Murmu has approved this appointment proposal and issued an official notification. He will replace the current Governor, Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati.
According to the notification issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan, governors have been reshuffled and newly appointed in a total of six states across the country, including Odisha. Following this order, while Braj Mohan Ram has been given the responsibility of Odisha, Sudha Yadav has been appointed as the Governor of Karnataka, Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen as the Governor of Uttarakhand, and Dushyant Gautam as the Governor of Sikkim. Similarly, Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed to Kerala, and Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been appointed as the full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu.
The 68-year-old Braj Mohan Ram, nominated as the new Governor of Odisha, is a prominent Dalit leader. A resident of the Palamu district of Jharkhand, Mr. Ram completed his graduation from Ranchi University. He was elected as an MP on a BJP ticket three consecutive times (1996, 1998, and 1999) from the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency. Prior to this, he had also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of undivided Bihar from 1991 to 1995. Currently, he is serving as the In-charge of the Jharkhand BJP Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha.
Following the appointment of Mr. Braj Mohan Ram as the new Governor of Odisha, State Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi extended his heartiest congratulations to him. Writing on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), the Chief Minister stated, “Heartiest congratulations to Shri Braj Mohan Ram Ji on being appointed as the Hon’ble Governor of Odisha. I am optimistic that we will receive his guidance and cooperation in our collective efforts to build a prosperous, inclusive, and developed Odisha.”
According to reports, this appointment will come into effect from the day the new Governor assumes charge of his office. He is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar soon to formally take his oath at Raj Bhavan.
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