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Sudha Yadav named Karnataka governor, state's second woman
The Hindu··1h ago
President Droupadi Murmu named BJP leader Sudha Yadav Karnataka's next Governor Monday. She is the state's second woman in the post after V.S. Rama Devi, who served from 1999 to 2002. Yadav was Mahendragarh MP from 1999 to 2004. She holds a chemistry PhD from IIT Roorkee. Thaawarchand Gehlot has been Governor since July 21, 2021.
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What It Means For You
- Yadav assumes Raj Bhavan duties once she takes charge; Gehlot remains until handover.
- Her appointment is one of six gubernatorial changes announced on Monday.
- Karnataka was among states receiving new governors in the Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.
What's Happening
- Yadav has served as a BJP Parliamentary Board member.
- She is the wife of Kargil martyr Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav.
- Karnataka was one of six states named in Monday's gubernatorial appointments.
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- Rama Devi was the first woman Governor of Karnataka from 1999 to 2002.
- Murmu's Monday order also moved governors in Tamil Nadu, Keralam, Sikkim, Odisha and Uttarakhand.
- Gehlot succeeded the previous governor in July 2021.
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