Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla has been appointed Governor of Manipur, an official statement said on 17 August.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué said VP Singh Badnore, a former BJP MP from Rajasthan, was appointed the governor of election-bound Punjab and former Nagpur MP Banwarilal Purohit was appointed the Assam governor. The BJP came to power in Assam for the first time in recent