Himachal Governor Bandaru Dattatreya was on Tuesday named the Governor of Haryana on Tuesday replacing Satyadev Narayan Arya.
In a reshuffle, Arya has been appointed as Governor of Tripura while Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will be new Himachal Governor. Arya took oath as Haryana Governor in August 2018 while Dattatreya took oath of office in September 2019. Dattatreya, 74, was the Minister of labour and employment under the BJP government, before becoming the Governor of the hill state.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar congratulated Dattatraya on being appointed as the Haryana Governor, expressing faith that under his guidance the state will prosper. In a Hindi tweet, Khattar said, “Hearty congratulations and best wishes to respected Bandaru Dattatreya ji on being appointed as the Governor of Haryana. We have firm belief that under your proper guidance, the state and people of the state will be more happy and prosperous (sic).”
Born on June 12, 1947, Dattatreya was a science student who joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1965. He worked as a ‘pracharak’ from 1968 to 1989. He scored a big political milestone when he was elected to Lok Sabha from Secunderabad in 1991. He scored a hat-trick by retaining the Secunderabad seat. In May 2014, Dattatreya was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for the fourth time from the Secunderabad constituency.
These new appointments will take effect from the dates the new Governors assume charge of their offices.