On 5 March 2026, Droupadi Murmu appointed several Governors and Lieutenant Governors across Indian states and union territories.
- Shiv Pratap Shukla (Governor of Himachal Pradesh) was appointed Governor of Telangana.
- Jishnu Dev Varma (Governor of Telangana) was appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
- Nand Kishore Yadav, former Bihar Assembly Speaker, was appointed Governor of Nagaland.
- Syed Ata Hasnain was appointed Governor of Bihar.
Other key changes:
- R. N. Ravi (Governor of Tamil Nadu) was appointed Governor of West Bengal.
- Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (Governor of Kerala) will discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- The resignation of C. V. Ananda Bose as Governor of West Bengal was accepted.
- Kavinder Gupta (LG of Ladakh) was appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
- Vinai Kumar Saxena (LG of Delhi) was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
- Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
