President appoints BJP leader Manoj Sinha as the new Lieutenant Governor of J&K

Former Union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh Manoj Sinha has been appointed as
the new Lieutenant Governor of UT of Jammu and Kashmir by President Ram Nath Kovind.

Girish Chandra Murmu, a 1985 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer was appointed as the LG in October last year. Murmu had sent his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. The president accepted the resignation of Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
G.C. Murmu, the first Lieutenant-Governor of UT of Jammu and Kashmir has apparently resigned as L-G exactly one year after it was created, and is likely to be appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
Mr. Murmu will replace Rajive Mehrishi as CAG and his appointment notification is likely be issued on a day or two, as said by the sources.

Manoj Sinha, who served as Minister of Communications, and  Minister of State for Railways in the NDA government will be taking over as the new Lieutenant Governor.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has given his heartiest congratulations to Manoj Sinha for being appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.