Who is Shiv Pratap Shukla, Telangana’s fourth Governor

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seasoned leader, Shiv Pratap Shukla, is the fourth Governor of Telangana. Mr. Shukla began arsenic a pupil person and was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 4 times, earlier serving arsenic Minister of State for Finance. 

Mr. Shukla antecedently served arsenic the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He was transferred to Telangana connected March 5, 2026 successful the reshuffling of Governors connected Thursday (March 5, 2026).

Born connected April 1, 1952 successful Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, helium was a Sangatan Mantri of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Mr. Shukla joined BJP successful 1983 and was archetypal elected arsenic an MLA successful 1989, arsenic a Janata Party candidate, arsenic per Himachal Pradesh Lok Bhavan.

Thereafter, Mr. Shukla was elected to the Legislature successful 1991, 1993 and 1996 and served arsenic Cabinet Minister holding assorted portfolios including Prison, Law and Justice and Rural Development. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh connected June 10, 2016 and served arsenic Minister of State for Finance from September 2017. 

He discharged duties arsenic a Rajya Sabha subordinate till July 4, 2022, and was appointed arsenic Governor of Himachal Pradesh successful February, 2023. He is the 4th Governor of Telangana. Prior to him, ESL Narasimhan, Tamilisai Soundararajan and C.P. Radhakrishnan were the Governors.