Amid buzz around cabinet reshuffle, Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlot was on Tuesday appointed as the Karnataka governor. Among the other appointments were BJP leaders Hari Babu Kambhampati (Mizoram), Mangubhai Chaganbhai Patel (Madhya Pradesh) and Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (Himachal Pradesh).

Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Gehlot, 73, will replace Vajubhai Vala, who has been the governor of Karnataka since 2014.