Veteran BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki appointed Haryana Governor

New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Kaptan Singh Solanki was tonight appointed the Governor of Haryana in place of Jagannath Pahadia who completes his tenure tomorrow. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said the President has appointed Solanki as Governor of Haryana with immediate effect. [caption id=“attachment_1635201” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Kaptan Singh Solanki. Image courtesy: News18[/caption] Pahadia completes his tenure tomorrow, it added. 75-year-old Solanki, a former professor, hails from Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh and was renominated to Rajya Sabha in August, 2012. Haryana goes to assembly polls later this year. PTI