Reportedly with the centre on Sunday appointing Tamilisai Soundararajan as the new Governor of Telangana, ESL Narasimhan's long stint as Governor comes to an end. In fact, the former chief of the Intelligence Bureau is the longest-serving Governor in india if his term as Chhattisgarh Governor is also taken into account. Narasimhan took office as Governor of Chhattisgarh in 2007 and in 2009, took additional charge of Andhra Pradesh after Narayan Dutt Tiwari, the former Governor, had to resign due to a sex scandal.
Earlier in January 2010, he was formally appointed as Governor of combined Andhra Pradesh and after the formation of Telangana in 2014, he remained Governor for both the Telugu states. Furthermore the 1968 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) official served as the Governor of undivided Andhra Pradesh during the turbulent period of the Telangana movement and following bifurcation of the state, of both the Telugu states.
Moreover for his vast experience and the rapport he had developed with different players in state politics, the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) stuck with him for five years. He also enjoyed the full support of the Centre as he tried to resolve the outstanding issues between the two states. Apparently the modi government in its second term decided to replace Narasimhan by appointing new Governors for both the Telugu states.
