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Modi govt might change Guvs of 5 states

by IBNS 17 Jun 2014, 11:19 am

New Delhi, June 17 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government might change Governors in five states, said reports on Tuesday.

Pertinently, the Governors in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal were appointed by the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is presently the Governor of Kerala , BL Joshi of Uttar Pradesh, Ram Naresh Yadav of Madhya Pradesh, MK Narayanan of West Bengal and Shivraj Patil of Punjab.

According to reports, the new appointments will be made from among Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Lalji Tandon, Kesri Nath Tripathi, VK Malhotra, Kalyan Singh, Shanta Kumar and BC Khanduri