(ET)
Twelve states are likely to get new governors, with the Prime Minister’s Office and the Union home ministry planning to shuffle a few and appoint some new faces. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland and Gujarat governors will complete their five-year tenure next month.
“Since a governor serves at the pleasure of the President of India, some of them may continue till the monsoon session of Parliament or even further. Names of some senior BJP politicians are under consideration,” a senior home ministry told ET. Under Article 155 and Article 156 of the Constitution, a governor is an appointee of the President of India, and s/he holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
Gujarat governor OP Kohli, who belongs to Delhi, will be the first one to complete his tenure of five years on July 16. He will be followed by Nagaland governor PB Acharya, who hails from Karnataka. Acharya will complete his tenure on July 18.
