Uttar Pradesh governor BL Joshi resigns

Uttar Pradesh governor BL Joshi resigned from his post on Tuesday.

BL Joshi sent his resignation papers to Union home ministry, according to reports.

BL Joshi's resignation comes amid reports that Modi government has asked 7 UPA-appointed governors to step down.

Sources in the government said Union home secretary Anil Goswami had called up seven governors and suggested that they put in their papers.

The seven governors who were told to step down are M K Narayanan in West Bengal, Sheila Dikshit in Kerala, Margaret Alva in Rajasthan, Kamla Beniwal in Gujarat, BL Joshi in UP, K Sankaranarayanan in Maharashtra and Devendra Konwar in Tripura.

There are reports that three UPA-appointed governors are likely to meet President Pranab Mukherjee later in the day.


For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/
For More information on this news, visit: http://www.indianews.ind.in/
Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV
Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia
Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-News/371196196360607