Ramesh Bais, the former Governor of Jharkhand, was appointed as Maharashtra's next Governor after President Droupadi Murmu accepted BS Koshyari's resignation from the post on Sunday, 12 February.
Koshyari had told Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month that he wished to step down from the top post.
"Governor Koshyari has expressed his desire to spend the rest of his life in reading, writing and other leisurely activities," a statement issued by the Raj Bhavan said.
Besides this, President Murmu also appointed Governors to 11 states and a Lieutenant Governor to Ladakh:
1) Arunachal Pradesh: Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM, YSM (Retired)
2) Sikkim: Lakshman Prasad Acharya
3) Jharkhand: C.P. Radhakrishnan
4) Himachal Pradesh: Shiv Pratap Shukla
5) Assam: Gulab Chand Kataria
6) Andhra Pradesh: Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer
7) Chhattisgarh: Former Andhra Pradesh Governor Bhusan Harichandan
8) Manipur: Former Chhattisgarh Governor Sushri Anusuiya Uikye
9) Nagaland: Former Manipur Governor La. Ganesan
10) Meghalaya: Former Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan
11) Bihar: Former Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar