Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed new Governors for 8 states. Below is the complete list of new governors currently appointed. The governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-eight states in India. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President’s pleasure. The governor has the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President’s rule, or reserve bills for the President’s assent.
Current List of Indian Governors
| State | Name | Took office (tenure length) |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Biswabhusan Harichandan | 24 July 2019 (1 year, 348 days) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | B. D. Mishra | 3 October 2017 (3 years, 277 days) |
| Assam | Jagdish Mukhi | 10 October 2017 (3 years, 270 days) |
| Bihar | Phagu Chauhan | 29 July 2019 (1 year, 343 days) |
| Chhattisgarh | Anusuiya Uikey | 29 July 2019 (1 year, 343 days) |
| Goa | P. S. Sreedharan Pillaiย (Designate) | TBD |
| Gujarat | Acharya Devvrat | 22 July 2019 (1 year, 350 days) |
| Haryana | Bandaru Dattatreyaย (Designate) | TBD |
| Himachal Pradesh | Rajendra Arlekarย (Designate) | TBD |
| Jharkhand | Ramesh Baisย (Designate) | TBD |
| Karnataka | Thawarchand Gehlotย (Designate) | TBD |
| Kerala | Arif Mohammad Khan | 6 September 2019 (1 year, 304 days) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Mangubhai C. Patelย (Designate) | TBD |
| Maharashtra | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 5 September 2019 (1 year, 305 days) |
| Manipur | Najma Heptulla | 21 August 2016 (4 years, 320 days) |
| Meghalaya | Satya Pal Malik | 19 August 2020 (322 days) |
| Mizoram | Kambhampati Hari Babuย (Designate) | TBD |
| Nagaland | R. N. Ravi | 1 August 2019 (1 year, 340 days) |
| Odisha | Ganeshi Lal | 29 May 2018 (3 years, 39 days) |
| Punjab | V. P. Singh Badnore | 22 August 2016 (4 years, 319 days) |
| Rajasthan | Kalraj Mishra | 9 September 2019 (1 year, 301 days) |
| Sikkim | Ganga Prasad | 26 August 2018 (2 years, 315 days) |
| Tamil Nadu | Banwarilal Purohit | 6 October 2017 (3 years, 274 days) |
| Telangana | Tamilisai Soundararajan | 8 September 2019 (1 year, 302 days) |
| Tripura | Satyadev Narayan Aryaย (Designate) | TBD |
| Uttar Pradesh | Anandiben Patel | 29 July 2019 (1 year, 343 days) |
| Uttarakhand | Baby Rani Maurya | 26 August 2018 (2 years, 315 days) |
| West Bengal | Jagdeep Dhankhar | 30 July 2019 (1 year, 342 days) |
