Dinesh Sharma can also be the vice chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
New Delhi:
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma was on Saturday appointed Lt Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated.
“The President of India is happy to nominate Dr. Dinesh Sharma as Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with impact from the date he assumes cost of his workplace,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated in a communique issued late Saturday evening.
Sharma, 62, earlier served as deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. His Rajya Sabha time period was to finish on November 25. He’s additionally the vice chairperson of the Rajya Sabha.
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