By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
In a major gubernatorial reshuffle, former Madhya Pradesh BJP MP Dhal Singh Bisen has been appointed the new Governor of Uttarakhand, replacing Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh.
Former BJP general secretary and incharge of BJP affairs in Uttarakhand Dushyant Gautam will take charge of Sikkim
The appointments are part of gubernatorial reshuffle announced by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, involving six states.
Bisen’s appointment comes more than five years after Gurmit Singh assumed office in September 2021. The changes also include the appointment of new governors for Odisha and Karnataka, besides transfers involving Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim.
Under the reshuffle, Om Prakash Mathur, currently Governor of Sikkim, has been appointed Governor of Keralam, while Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the incumbent Governor of Keralam, has been transferred to Tamil Nadu.
Braj Mohan Ram has been appointed Governor of Odisha, Dr Sudha Yadav Governor of Karnataka, and Dushyant Gautam Governor of Sikkim. Bisen has been appointed Governor of Uttarakhand.
The appointments involve four new gubernatorial appointments and two transfers of serving governors. They will take effect from the dates on which the appointees assume charge of their respective offices.
