La. Ganesan, Governor of ManipurA Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak since his younger days, Ganesan was appointed as Manipur governor in August 2021, replacing Najma Heptullah. In 2016, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, following a vacancy caused by the appointment of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Najma Heptulla as the Governor of Manipur.The former Rajya Sabha MP once reportedly courted controversy while commenting on protests launched by locals against extraction of hydrocarbons at Neduvasal village in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district. He had said, “There is nothing wrong in sacrificing Tamil Nadu for the welfare of India”.Lt. Gen Gurmit Singh, Governor of UttarakhandSingh, who retired as the Deputy Chief of the Indian Army, was sworn in as the Uttarakhand Governor in September 2021. He is considered an expert on China affairs. He retired in February 2016 after nearly four decades of military serviceIn December 2021, he had stated that he felt proud to witness a “change” in Indian politics where national security and national feelings are prioritised and hard decisions taken for the country. In 2014, he claimed that army was well prepared to take any security challenge in Kashmir including al-Qaeda.With these governors currently in focus, it must be remembered that in 2017, the then governor of Manipur Najma Heptullah had called the BJP to form the government despite Congress securing 28 seats in the 60-member Assembly. BJP had won only 21 seats. This is despite the fact that the then outgoing Congress chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh had met her and staked the claim to form the government. Heptullah claimed BJP had the numbers to form the government.In the same manner, in 2018, the then Goa Governor Mridula Sinha had called BJP leader Manohar Parrikar to form the government, even though the Congress had emerged as the single largest party in the elections.
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