President appoints new Governors in 6 states:Ex-Balaghat MP Dhal Bisen gets Uttarakhand; Rajendra Arlekar gets full charge of TN

President Droupadi Murmu appointed new Governors in six states on Monday, including one woman. Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed Governor of Keralam, while Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will be the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Dr Sudha Yadav has been appointed Governor of Karnataka, while Braj Mohan Ram will be the Governor of Odisha, Dr Dhal Singh Bisen of Uttarakhand and Dushyant Gautam of Sikkim. Om Prakash Mathur: Member of BJP’s Central Election Committee Om Prakash Mathur is a senior BJP leader and experienced organisational strategist. He was born on January 2, 1952, in Bedal village in Rajasthan’s Pali district. He graduated from the University of Rajasthan. He has held several organisational positions in the BJP and has also been a member of the party’s Central Election Committee. He took charge as Sikkim Governor in July 2024. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar: Former minister in Goa government Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was born on April 23, 1954, in Panaji, Goa. He graduated in commerce and joined the BJP in 1989. He has served as Goa BJP president, Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, and a minister in the state government holding the forest and environment, and panchayati raj portfolios. He has also served as Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Bihar. He took charge as Kerala Governor in January 2025. Braj Mohan Ram: Former MP, served as MLA once Braj Mohan Ram is a BJP leader and former MP. He was born on January 1, 1958, in the Palamu region of erstwhile Bihar, which is now in Jharkhand. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1995. He subsequently represented the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency from 1996 to 2004. Dr Sudha Yadav: Elected MP once in 1999, also joined parliamentary board Dr Sudha Yadav is a senior BJP leader. She was born on October 16, 1965, in Haryana’s Rewari district. She holds an MSc and a PhD in chemistry. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mahendragarh in 1999 and served until 2004. She later became a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes. In August 2022, she was inducted into the BJP’s Parliamentary Board. Dr Dhal Singh Bisen: Four-time MLA in MP, served as state minister Dr Dhal Singh Bisen is a BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh. He was born on May 14, 1952, in Pipariya village in Seoni district. He is a doctor by profession. He served four terms in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1990 and 2008 and was a minister in the state government from 2003 to 2005. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Balaghat constituency in 2019 and served until 2024. Dushyant Gautam: BJP leader and social worker Dushyant Gautam is a BJP leader and social worker. He was born on May 24 in Agra. He was associated with activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) from childhood and later became active in the BJP’s publicity, organisational work and digital campaigns. In March 2026, he was also appointed a member of the Sports Authority of India. ​