Ashim Kumar Ghosh has been appointed as Haryana Governor and Kavinder Gupta has been appointed as Ladakh Lieutenant Governor.
Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju was the union minister of civil aviation in the past.
Raju is expected to bring his years of legislative and administrative expertise to the role. Raju displaces PS Sreedharan Pillai as the Goa Governor.
The mid-term reshuffle is considered to be a strategic move by NDA government before key political events. Belonging to Vizianagaram, Ashok Gajapathi Raju is an active member of Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
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He was MLA with TDP in combined Andhra Pradesh. He served various portfolios like commercial tax, revenue, legislative affairs, finance, planning and revenue.
His last post with the Central government was as the union minister of civil aviation. However, he resigned following a fight with the central government over the issue of special status for Andhra Pradesh in 2018.