Tripura's First: Jishnu Dev Varma Appointed Governor of Telangana

Tripura's former deputy CM, Jishnu Dev Varma, was appointed the new governor of Telangana, a position he learned about through calls from PM Narendra Modi and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy. Dev Varma said he was the first person from Tripura to hold a governorship. He will take office on July 31.

Tripura's former deputy CM Jishnu Dev Varma revealed that he was unaware of his appointment as the new governor of Telangana until he received calls from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state's Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

Dev Varma, who lost the assembly election last year from Charilam in Sepahijala district, is the first person from Tripura to be named a state governor. He expressed his readiness to undertake any responsibility assigned to him.

''I was not aware of my appointment as the new governor of Telangana before PM Modi first called me on Saturday night. He told me that I have to work outside Tripura, and I said that I was ready to perform whatever responsibility is given to me,'' the BJP leader reported.

''Soon after, I received another call from Telangana CM Revanth Reddy who told me 'welcome to Telangana,' and it was at that moment I realized I was going to Telangana as its new governor,'' he added.

Dev Varma has committed to reach Telangana by July 31 and take oath as its governor on the same day. He previously served as Tripura's deputy CM holding portfolios such as Finance, Rural Development, and Power. His appointment is seen as a testament to PM Modi's concern for Tripura.

''PM Modi visits Tripura even if there is no election. When I was the deputy CM, the PM helped me. This is the first time that someone from Tripura is going to take oath as the governor of a state,'' he said.

''Tripura is the state where I was born and brought up. I will try my best to help my state by exchanging views, sharing ideas, and experience,'' he concluded. Dev Varma joined the BJP from the Congress in 1993.