These appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices, it added.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed five new Governors, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has been appointed as new Governor of Bihar, While, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Bihar has been appointed as Governor of Kerala.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla, a seasoned administrator, has been appointed as the new Governor of Manipur, replacing Anusuiya Uikey. Bhalla takes charge amid escalating violence and a deepening ethnic conflict in the state. Over a year since the ethnic strife began in May 2023, the conflict remains unresolved, leaving governance in disarray.

Former Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed as the Governor of Manipur, an official notification said on Tuesday. Bhalla's appointment has come at a time when Manipur is reeling under a resurgence in ethnic violence that has rocked the state since May 2023.

Notably the President also appointed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as Governor of Bihar.

The 73-yr-old governor, who took charge as the Kerala governor on September 6, 2019 and completed a five-year-term, had a testy relationship with the LDF govts during his tenure

The choice of Bhalla as Manipur Governor is significant as the Centre has been struggling to control the ethnic violence in the state for over one-and-a-half years.

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new governors for several Indian states, including Ajay Kumar Bhalla as governor of Manipur. Other notable appointments include Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati as governor of Odisha,

The President of India has appointed former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla as the Manipur Governor, ex-Army Chief VK Singh as Mizoram Governor and former Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan as the Governor of Bihar.

His appointment comes at a time when the state is grappling with a rise in ethnic violence that has shaken Manipur since May 2023.