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The President on Tuesday appointed senior BJP leaders Anusuiya Uikey and Biswa Bhusan Harichandan as governors of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh respectively.
Harichandan, who is a BJP leader from Odisha, replaces E S L Narasimhan, who was the governor of Andhra Pradesh for the last one decade. An old timer, Harichandan has been associated with the BJP since the Jana Sangh days.
Uikey is a BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh and has represented the state in the Rajya Sabha. She was also vice-chairman of the SC/ST Commission. She was in the news ahead of Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh after she praised Kamal Nath for doing good work in his constituency Chhindwada and called it a “development role model”.
The post of Chhattisgarh governor was under the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.