The Centre finally issued orders appointing Dr Tamilisi Sounder Rajan as the new Governor of Telangana. She is currently the Tamil Nadu State unit president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Centre appointed new Governors for five states. Former union minister and BJP Telangana leader Bandaru Dattatreya is made the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
Dr Sounder Rajan studied medicine at Madras Medical College. She contested unsuccessfully for both the Assembly and the Lok Sabha elections. She is the first woman Governor of Telangana.
The Centre has not given new posting for Narasimhan. Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao is also replaced by Bhagat Singh Kosyali and he is not given new posting. In the fresh postings, the BJP gave importance to their party long time leaders.
