By Bhupen Goswami

Guwahati : In a surprising move, the Government of India’s Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks, RN Ravi is set to replace incumbent PB Acharya as the new Governor of Nagaland. Acharya, the state’s present Governor, officially completed five years in office on July 18. Nagaland was among the six states for which the appointments or changes of new Governor was announced by the Centre on Saturday. The other states are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, and Tripura. Apart from Ravi, a Press Communiqué from the Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 20 informed that Madhya Pradesh Governor and former Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel has been transferred and appointed as the new Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Governor of Bihar, Lal Ji Tandon has been transferred and appointed as Patel’s replacement in MP. BJP MLA Phagu Chauhan has been appointed as the Governor of Bihar. In West Bengal, the incumbent Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has been replaced by Senior Supreme Court advocate Jagdeep Dhankhar. Meanwhile, BJP member Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the Governor of Tripura, replacing Kaptan Singh Solanki.

“The above appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices,” stated the communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Appointments/ Changes of Governor Anandiben Patel, Governor of Madhya Pradesh is transferred and appointed as Governor of Uttar Pradesh Jagdeep Dhankhar as Governor of West Bengal Ramesh Bais as Governor of Tripura Lal Ji Tandon, Governor of Bihar is transferred and appointed as Governor of Madhya Pradesh Phagu Chauhan as Governor of Bihar RN Ravi as Governor of Nagaland.President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday appointed RN Ravi as the new Governor of Nagaland. RN Ravi was the chief interlocutor for the Naga peace talks. On 3rd August 2015, he has signed the historic Naga framework agreement on behalf of the Union government with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) to end the decades-old Naga insurgency. Ravi is a 1976 batch IPS officer and retired as Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau in 2012.