The President of India Droupadi Murmu has changed 9 governors of as many states and UTs on 5 March 2026. 

♦ Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lt. Governor of Delhi appointed as Lt. Governor of Ladakh.

♦ Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed as Lt. Governor of Delhi.

♦ Shiv Pratap Shukla, Governor of Himachal Pradesh appointed as Governor of Telangana.

♦ Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana appointed as Governor of Maharashtra.

♦ Nand Kishore Yadav appointed as Governor of Nagaland.

♦ Lt. General (Retired) Syed Ata Hasnain appointed as Governor of Bihar.

♦ R.N. Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu appointed as Governor West Bengal.