<P> In the Republic of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty - nine states . The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure . The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name . However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state - level . The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's assent . Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the central government--appointed governor . </P> <P> The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant - governors . Since Delhi and Puducherry have a measure of self - government with an elected legislature and council of ministers, the role of the lieutenant - governor there is a mostly ceremonial one, akin to that of a state's governor . The other four union territories--Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu; and Lakshadweep--are governed by an administrator . Unlike the administrators of other territories, who are drawn from the Indian Administrative Service, since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has acted as the ex-officio Administrator of Chandigarh . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State (present governors) </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Took office (tenure length) </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andhra Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Narasimhan, E.S.L. E.S.L. Narasimhan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 12 - 28 - 0000 28 December 2009 (7003297600000000000 ♠ 8 years, 54 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Mishra, B.D. B.D. Mishra </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 2017 (7002140000000000000 ♠ 140 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assam (list) </Td> <Td> Mukhi, Jagdish Jagdish Mukhi </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 2017 (7002133000000000000 ♠ 133 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bihar (list) </Td> <Td> Malik, Satya Pal Satya Pal Malik </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 04 - 0000 4 October 2017 (7002139000000000000 ♠ 139 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chhattisgarh (list) </Td> <Td> Tandon, Balram Das Balram Das Tandon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 25 - 0000 25 July 2014 (7003130600000000000 ♠ 3 years, 210 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Goa (list) </Td> <Td> Sinha, Mridula Mridula Sinha </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 08 - 31 - 0000 31 August 2014 (7003126900000000000 ♠ 3 years, 173 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gujarat (list) </Td> <Td> Kohli, Om Prakash Om Prakash Kohli </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 16 - 0000 16 July 2014 (7003131500000000000 ♠ 3 years, 219 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haryana (list) </Td> <Td> Solanki, Kaptan Singh Kaptan Singh Solanki </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2014 (7003130400000000000 ♠ 3 years, 208 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Himachal Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Vrat, Acharya Dev Acharya Dev Vrat </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 2015 (7002923000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 192 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jammu and Kashmir (list) </Td> <Td> Vohra, Narinder Nath Narinder Nath Vohra </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 2008 (7003352700000000000 ♠ 9 years, 240 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand (list) </Td> <Td> Murmu, Draupadi Draupadi Murmu </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 2015 (7003100900000000000 ♠ 2 years, 278 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karnataka (list) </Td> <Td> Vala, Vajubhai Vajubhai Vala </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2014 (7003126800000000000 ♠ 3 years, 172 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kerala (list) </Td> <Td> Sathasivam, P. P. Sathasivam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 05 - 0000 5 September 2014 (7003126400000000000 ♠ 3 years, 168 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madhya Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Patel, Anandiben Anandiben Patel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 01 - 23 - 0000 23 January 2018 (7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maharashtra (list) </Td> <Td> Rao, C. Vidyasagar C. Vidyasagar Rao </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 2014 (7003127000000000000 ♠ 3 years, 174 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manipur (list) </Td> <Td> Heptulla, Najma Najma Heptulla </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 08 - 21 - 0000 21 August 2016 (7002548000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 183 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meghalaya (list) </Td> <Td> Prasad, Ganga Ganga Prasad </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 2017 (7002138000000000000 ♠ 138 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mizoram (list) </Td> <Td> Sharma, Nirbhay Nirbhay Sharma </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 26 - 0000 26 May 2015 (7003100100000000000 ♠ 2 years, 270 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nagaland (list) </Td> <Td> Acharya, Padmanabha Padmanabha Acharya </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 19 - 0000 19 July 2014 (7003131200000000000 ♠ 3 years, 216 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Odisha (list) </Td> <Td> Jamir, S.C. S.C. Jamir </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 03 - 21 - 0000 21 March 2013 (7003179700000000000 ♠ 4 years, 336 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punjab (list) </Td> <Td> Badnore, V.P. Singh V.P. Singh Badnore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 08 - 22 - 0000 22 August 2016 (7002547000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 182 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rajasthan (list) </Td> <Td> Singh, Kalyan Kalyan Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 04 - 0000 4 September 2014 (7003126500000000000 ♠ 3 years, 169 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sikkim (list) </Td> <Td> Patil, Shriniwas Shriniwas Patil </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 07 - 20 - 0000 20 July 2013 (7003167600000000000 ♠ 4 years, 215 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tamil Nadu (list) </Td> <Td> Purohit, Banwarilal Banwarilal Purohit </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 06 - 0000 6 October 2017 (7002137000000000000 ♠ 137 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telangana (list) </Td> <Td> Narasimhan, E.S.L. E.S.L. Narasimhan (Additional charge) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 06 - 02 - 0000 2 June 2014 (7003135900000000000 ♠ 3 years, 263 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tripura (list) </Td> <Td> Roy, Tathagata Tathagata Roy </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 2015 (7003100700000000000 ♠ 2 years, 276 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttar Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Naik, Ram Ram Naik </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 22 - 0000 22 July 2014 (7003130900000000000 ♠ 3 years, 213 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttarakhand (list) </Td> <Td> Paul, Krishan Kant Krishan Kant Paul </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 08 - 0000 8 January 2015 (7003113900000000000 ♠ 3 years, 43 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Bengal (list) </Td> <Td> Tripathi, Keshari Nath Keshari Nath Tripathi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 2014 (7003130700000000000 ♠ 3 years, 211 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State (present governors) </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Took office (tenure length) </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr>

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