H.R.Bhardwaj appointed new Karnataka governor
June 24th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Former law minister H.R. Bhardwaj was Wednesday appointed governor of Karnataka, replacing incumbent Rameshwar Thakur who has been transferred to Madhya Pradesh, officials said here.
The veteran Congress leader was dropped from the Manmohan Singh cabinet after the Congress-led new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was formed.
Thakur, who is currently the Karnataka governor, has been transferred and appointed the governor of Madhya Pradesh for the remainder of his term, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement announced.
Currently, Balram Jhakar is the governor of Madhya Pradesh.
President Pratibha Patil also gave her nod to the appointment of Devanand Konwar, former minister of Assam, as the governor of Bihar. Konwar replaces R.L. Bhatia.
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