Ramesh Bais new Maharashtra Governor as BS Koshyari exits

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New Delhi, Feb 12, 2023: President Droupadi Murmu has accepted Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s resignation, President’s Secretariat said on Sunday (February 12, 2023). An official statement said that Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the new Maharashtra Governor.

Koshyari had been in the line of Opposition fire over his remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whom he described as the "icon of olden times".

Ramesh Bais and Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Earlier last month, he had expressed his desire before Prime Minister Narendra Modi to quit the post and said he would like to spend the remainder of his life in reading, writing, and other activities.

"During the recent visit of the Hon’ble Prime Minister to Mumbai, I have conveyed to him my desire to be discharged of all political responsibilities and to spend the remainder of my life in reading, writing, and other activities," a statement from the Raj Bhavan said.

"I have always received the love and affection from the Hon’ble Prime Minister and I hope to receive the same in this regard," the statement read.

"It was an absolute honour and privilege for me to serve as the Rajya Sevak or Rajyapal of a great State like Maharashtra, the land of Saints, Social reformers and valiant fighters," Koshyari added.