Gangtok, Oct. 19 -- Newly appointed Sikkim Governor Dushyant Kumar Gautam took oath as the Governor of the state at Lok Bhavan today on Monday.

Meanwhile, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday (13 October) appointed four new Governors to the States, naming Sudha Yadav as Karnataka Governor, Dhal Singh Bisen as Uttarakhand Governor, Braj Mohan Ram as Odisha Governor and Dushyant Gautam as Sikkim Governor, according to a statement issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Dushyant Gautam, appointed Governor of Sikkim, is a former BJP National General Secretary and former president of the party's Scheduled Caste Morcha. He has served as a councillor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and as a Rajya Sabha member. The appointments are part of a broader ...