In a major reshuffle, the leader of the opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Gulab Chand Kataria will be the next Governor of Assam.
The current Governor of the northeastern state is Professor Jagdish Mukhi, who took charge on October 10, 2017.
Gulab Chand Kataria is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician. He served as the home minister of Rajasthan from 2014 to 2018. A senior BJP leader, he is also a part of the party’s central working committee.
Kataria takes over from the present Assam Governor amidst changes in the post for several states.
According to reports, as many as 13 Indian states will be getting new governors.
