Social engineering, fighting crises, rewards for veterans — behind Modi govt's new governor picks

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New Delhi: The nine new governors and lieutenant-governors appointed by President Droupadi Murmu Saturday night include two senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders headed to crucial poll-bound states: Santosh Gangwar an OBC leader whose appointment is expected to help the partys messaging towards the community to Jharkhand and C.P. Radhakrishnan to Maharashtra...

The appointment of Gangwar a veteran BJP leader from the OBC Kurmi community who has won the Bareilly Lok Sabha seat eight times since 1989 is a notable one in light of the prime ministers focus on symbolism in politics...

He adds: Since the BJP lost space in Rajasthan in the Lok Sabha elections by losing 10 seats, his appointment will be crucial for state politics thanks to his long innings, referring to how his experience particularly in running the Maharashtra assembly could help him counsel the state government...

Veteran Assam leader Ramen Deka has been rewarded for not publicly criticising the leadership after being denied a Lok Sabha ticket, and has been appointed governor of Chhattisgarh, another BJP-ruled state..

C.P. Radhakrishnan, until now the governor of Jharkhand, has been moved to Maharashtra, another crucial state where the BJP suffered major losses in the Lok Sabha elections..

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