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Appointment of Sudha Yadav as Governor of Karnataka

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President Droupadi Murmu appointed Dr. Sudha Yadav as the new Governor of Karnataka, succeeding outgoing Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. Yadav, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Member of Parliament from Haryana, is the second woman to hold the position in the state. Following her appointment, Yadav was sworn in as the 20th Governor of Karnataka during a ceremony at Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru. Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court Vibhu Bakru administered the oath of office and secrecy. The event was attended by high-ranking officials, including Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar and Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara. A chemist with a doctorate from IIT Roorkee, Yadav previously served as a Member of Parliament from Mahendragarh, Haryana, from 1999 to 2004. Her political background includes roles on the BJP parliamentary board and the National Commission for Backward Classes. She entered public life following the death of her husband, BSF Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav, who was killed during the 1999 Kargil War.

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