Nagaland Governor PB Acharya to Take Over as Manipur Governor Today

Imphal, June 27, 2019:

Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Balkrishna Acharya was on Tuesday given additional charge of Manipur in the absence of Najma Heptulla.

"The President of India is pleased to appoint Padmanabha Balkrishna Acharya, Governor of Nagaland to discharge the functions of the Governor of Manipur, in addition to his own duties, during the absence, on leave, of Dr Najma A Heptulla, Governor of Manipur,'' read a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Acharya has been the Governor of Nagaland since July 2014, while Heptulla was appointed as Governor of Manipur in August 2016.

It may be mentioned that PB Acharya will be sworn in as the Governor of Manipur at the Darbar Hall, Raj Bhavan, Imphal, today at 05:00 PM.

PB Acharya, who has held many positions with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the years, was appointed as the Governor of Nagaland on 14 July 2014 after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted the resignation of Tripura Governor Vakkom Purushothaman.

Between 12 December 2014 and 17 August 2016, Sri Acharya held additional charge as Governor of Assam.

He was also the Governor of Tripura state of India from 21 July 2014 to 19 May 2015. He was also given additional charge as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh state of India on 26 January 2017.

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