Sudha Yadav Named as Karnataka's Next Governor by President Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed BJP leader Sudha Yadav as the next Governor of Karnataka. Yadav becomes the second woman to hold this post in the state, after V.S. Rama Devi who served from 1999 to 2002. A former MP from Mahendragarh and Parliamentary Board member of the BJP, Yadav holds a PhD from IIT Roorkee and is the wife of Kargil martyr Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav. She succeeds Thaawarchand Gehlot, who has served as Governor since July 2021.