She will take over the post from V Shamuganathan, former vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who has been looking after the party's Manipur affairs since September 30 last year. The state Assembly elections are scheduled for February 2017.
Meanwhile, Banwarilal Purohit was appointed the governor of Assam and VP Singh Badnore the governor of Punjab. The three new governors will be sworn in soon.
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