Bhubaneswar, Oct. 13 -- President Droupadi Murmu appointed Braj Mohan Ram as the new Governor of Odisha on Monday. He will replace the incumbent Governor, Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, as part of appointments announced for six states.

Ram is a Dalit leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Palamu constituency three times and served as an MP from 1996 to 2004. Before his parliamentary tenure, he was a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1995. He has also served as the state in-charge of the BJP's Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha in Jharkhand.

Reacting to his appointment, Braj Mohan Ram said that he was happy and fortunate to have received the opportunity. He also added...