New Delhi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das has resigned from his post as the Governor of Odisha, with his resignation officially accepted by the President. Following his departure, Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati has been appointed as the new Governor of Odisha.
Sources suggest that Das may rejoin active politics, potentially revitalizing the Jharkhand BJP, which has faced challenges following its poor performance in the recent assembly elections.
Das, who served as the 26th Governor of Odisha, had previously been the Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019. He also served two terms as the President of the Jharkhand BJP. A former Tata Steel employee, Das made the shift from labor politics to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), eventually becoming a key figure in state politics.
Elected five times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Das represented Jamshedpur East from 1995 to 2019. He also held prominent roles, including Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister in the BJP-led government. Notably, he is the first Chief Minister of Jharkhand to complete a full term in office.
