<p>Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra was on Monday appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh after transferring Acharya Devvrat to Gujarat.</p>.<p>The appointments of Mishra and Devvrat will come into effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices, a Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said.</p>.<p>Mishra did not contest the Lok Sabha elections this time as he had crossed the age of 75, the unofficial age-limit set by the party leadership for fighting polls.</p>.<p>He had quit from the Narendra Modi government as Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in 2017 after he crossed 75.</p>.<p>Devvrat, who was appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 2015, will replace Gujarat Governor O P Kohli, who retires on Monday. </p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/9-governors-to-retire-in-next-3-months-740075.html" target="_blank">9 Governors to retire in next 3 months</a></strong></p>
<p>Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra was on Monday appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh after transferring Acharya Devvrat to Gujarat.</p>.<p>The appointments of Mishra and Devvrat will come into effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices, a Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique said.</p>.<p>Mishra did not contest the Lok Sabha elections this time as he had crossed the age of 75, the unofficial age-limit set by the party leadership for fighting polls.</p>.<p>He had quit from the Narendra Modi government as Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in 2017 after he crossed 75.</p>.<p>Devvrat, who was appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh in 2015, will replace Gujarat Governor O P Kohli, who retires on Monday. </p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/9-governors-to-retire-in-next-3-months-740075.html" target="_blank">9 Governors to retire in next 3 months</a></strong></p>
