Kavinder Gupta was the third Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. He had succeeded Brigadier BD Mishra, who had assumed the role in February 2024. Brigadier Mishra had been appointed after RK Mathur, who served as Ladakh’s first LG.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu is one of India’s top diplomats with extensive experience working in the US, and has served multiple stints at the Indian embassy in the American capital Washington, DC.

Ahead of Rajya Sabha elections, President Droupadi Murmu has effected a major administrative reshuffle of Governors and Lieutenant Governors across the country on Thursday.