Odisha is set to get a new Governor, with Brajmohan Ram appointed to the post in place of Hari Babu Kambhampati. President Droupadi Murmu has announced new Governors for six states as part of a series of gubernatorial appointments.
According to the announcement, Brajmohan Ram will take over as the Governor of Odisha. The other appointments include Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar as Governor of Tamil Nadu, Om Prakash Mathur as Governor of Kerala, Dr. Sudha Yadav as Governor of Karnataka, Dr. Dhal Singh Bisen as Governor of Uttarakhand, and Dushyant Gautam as Governor of Sikkim.
Who Is Brajmohan Ram?
Brajmohan Ram is a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Jharkhand. He represented the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency and was elected to Parliament three consecutive times, in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He served as an MP from 1996 to 2004.
Before entering Parliament, Ram was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1995. He also served as the state in-charge of the BJP’s Scheduled Caste Morcha in Jharkhand.
Born on January 1, 1958, in Chandwa in the Palamu district of Jharkhand, Ram completed his graduation from Ranchi University in 1981.
His appointment as Odisha Governor marks a new chapter in his political career, following decades of involvement in electoral politics and organisational responsibilities within the BJP.