Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who was denied a ticket in the Lok Sabha polls, is likely to be appointed as Maharashtra’s next governor. Ms Mahajan (76), who was born in Ratnagiri, had settled in Indore after marrying Jayant Maha-jan, a native of the city.
According to sources, the new governors of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will be named soon. The tenure of Maharashtra governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao is coming to an end next month and Ms Mahajan is likely to replace him as the 19th governor of the state. If it happens, Ms Mahajan will become the first governor who was born in Maharashtra.