Dr Mahendra Mohan Gupta of Jagran Prakashan Ltd, which publishes the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran and the Mumbai tabloid mid-day, was on Friday elected chairman of the Press Trust of India`s Board of Directors.

Gupta`s election took place at a meeting of PTI`s Board of Directors following their Annual General Meeting at the news agency`s headquarters in New Delhi. Gupta replaces KN Shanth Kumar of The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd.

The Board also elected MV Shreyams Kumar of the Mathrubhumi group as the vice-chairman.