Ajay Kumar Bhalla Given Additional Charge As Nagaland Governor After La Ganesan’s Demise
President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to take on the additional charge of Nagaland following the death of Governor La. Ganesan, according to an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan.
“Consequent upon the demise of Shri La. Ganesan, Governor of Nagaland, the President of India has appointed Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Governor of Manipur, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Nagaland, in addition to his own duties,” a Rashtrapati Bhavan Press Communique said.
La Ganesan passed away at 6.23 pm on August 15 at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. He was admitted to the ICU for intensive monitoring and treatment after collapsing at his home in Chennai on August 8 and sustaining a head injury.
