Maharashtra was among 12 states to get a new Governor as President Droupadi Murmu made crucial Constitutional appointments this morning. The President also appointed a new Lieutenant Governor for the Union Territory of Ladakh. The most politically significant of these appointments was Ramesh Bais, former Jharkhand governor, replacing Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Maharashtra Governor. Mr Koshyari had last month told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he wished to step down from the top post.