In the Republic of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-nine states. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of his state government; all its executive actions are taken in his name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected chief minister and his council of ministers, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state-level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the central government–appointed governor
Current governors of states
| State (past governors) | Name | Took office (tenure length) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | E. S. L. Narasimhan | 28 December 2009 (4 years, 171 days) | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Nirbhay Sharma | 29 May 2013 (1 year, 19 days) | |
| Assam | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 11 December 2009 (4 years, 188 days) | |
| Bihar | D. Y. Patil | 22 March 2013 (1 year, 87 days) | |
| Chhattisgarh | Shekhar Dutt | 23 January 2010 (4 years, 145 days) | |
| Goa | Bharat Vir Wanchoo | 4 May 2012 (2 years, 44 days) | |
| Gujarat | Kamla Beniwal | 27 November 2009 (4 years, 202 days) | |
| Haryana | Jagannath Pahadia | 27 July 2009 (4 years, 325 days) | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Urmila Singh | 25 January 2010 (4 years, 143 days) | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Narinder Nath Vohra | 25 June 2008 (5 years, 357 days) | |
| Jharkhand | Syed Ahmed | 4 September 2011 (2 years, 286 days) | |
| Karnataka | H. R. Bhardwaj | 29 June 2009 (4 years, 353 days) | |
| Kerala | Sheila Dikshit | 11 March 2014 (0 years, 98 days) | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ram Naresh Yadav | 8 September 2011 (2 years, 282 days) | |
| Maharashtra | K. Sankaranarayanan | 22 January 2010 (4 years, 146 days) | |
| Manipur | Vinod Kumar Duggal | 31 December 2013 (0 years, 168 days) | |
| Meghalaya | Krishan Kant Paul | 8 July 2013 (0 years, 344 days) | |
| Mizoram | Vakkom Purushothaman | 2 September 2011 (2 years, 288 days) | |
| Nagaland | Ashwani Kumar | 21 March 2013 (1 year, 88 days) | |
| Odisha | S. C. Jamir | 21 March 2013 (1 year, 88 days) | |
| Punjab | Shivraj Patil | 22 January 2010 (4 years, 146 days) | |
| Rajasthan | Margaret Alva | 12 May 2012 (2 years, 36 days) | |
| Sikkim | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil | 20 July 2013 (0 years, 332 days) | |
| Tamil Nadu | K. Rosaiah | 31 August 2011 (2 years, 290 days) | |
| Telangana | E. S. L. Narasimhan | 2 June 2014 (0 years, 15 days) | |
| Tripura | Devanand Konwar | 25 March 2013 (1 year, 84 days) | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Banwari Lal Joshi | 28 July 2009 (4 years, 324 days) | |
| Uttarakhand | Aziz Qureshi | 15 May 2012 (2 years, 33 days) | |
| West Bengal | M. K. Narayanan | 24 January 2010 (4 years, 144 days) |
Current lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories
| Office and union territory (past officeholders) | Name | Took office (tenure length) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | A. K. Singh | 8 July 2013 (0 years, 344 days) | |
| Administrator of Chandigarh | Shivraj Patil | 22 January 2010 (4 years, 146 days) | |
| Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli | B. S. Bhalla | 28 August 2012 (1 year, 293 days) | |
| Administrator of Daman and Diu | B. S. Bhalla | 28 August 2012 (1 year, 293 days) | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Delhi | Najeeb Jung | 9 July 2013 (0 years, 343 days) | |
| Administrator of Lakshadweep | H. Rajesh Prasad | 7 November 2012 (1 year, 222 days) | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | Virendra Kataria | 10 July 2013 (0 years, 342 days) |
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