Ganeshi Lal

Ganeshi Lal (born 1 March 1942) is an Indian politician and the incumbent Governor of Odisha.[2][3]

Ganeshi Lal
Governor during the Ratha-Yatra 2018
26th Governor of Odisha
Assumed office
29 May 2018
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Preceded bySatya Pal Malik
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1996-2000
ConstituencySirsa, Haryana[1]
Personal details
Born (1942-03-01) 1 March 1942
Sirsa, Punjab, British India
(present-day Haryana, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Susheela Devi
​
(died 2020)​
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Odisha

Personal life

Lal was born in Sirsa, Haryana on 1 March 1942.[4] He holds a degree in English Honours. He further went on to gain a post-graduate degree in Mathematics. He stood First Class First in FA, BA and MA Class and was a gold medalist. After completing his education, he joined academic profession and served as professor in different Government Colleges in Haryana between 1964 and 1991. Lal was married to Sushila Devi,[4] who died on 23 November 2020 due to COVID-19.[5][6]

Political career

Lal faced the atrocities during the national emergency and remained in jail in 1975–76. Resigning from his teaching job in 1990, he was first elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in the year 1996 defeating the invincible Congress heavy-weight Lachman Dass. He served as a senior Cabinet Minister in the HVP-BJP collation government under Chief Minister Bansi Lal in Haryana holding plump portfolios including Labour & Employment, Cooperation, Food & Civil Supply and Excise & Prohibition. He is a former Secretary, Spokesperson, Vice-President and rose to occupy to coveted party position of President, Haryana BJP unit. He remained as BJP Rashtriya Prabhabi for the state of Jharkhand for three years.

He has authored a celebrated book on Bhagvad Gita, 'Non-attached Attachment' running in its second edition, published by PEN IN Books.[7]

He also served as the Convenor of BJP-HJC coordination committee. He played pivotal role in the formation of first BJP government in Haryana with absolute majority in 2014 and was considered as a strong contender for the post of Chief Ministerialship. Before occupying the gubernatorial position in Odisha, he was National President of Disciplinary Committee of the Bhartiya Janta Party.

Official meetings
  • He attended 2019 Convocation Ceremony of VSSUT.[8]
  • He attended Convocation Ceremony 2019 which was held in Sambalpur University along with Principal secretary of P.M Narendra Modi, P.K Mishra.[9]
  • He attended 38th Convocation Ceremony of OUAT.[10]

References
  1. "Sirsa Election Result". Mapsofindia. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. "Kerala BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekharan appointed Mizoram Governor". Indian Express. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "Haryana BJP leader Professor Ganeshi Lal is new Odisha Governor". Tribune. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "RAJ BHAVAN ODISHA". www.rajbhavanodisha.gov.in. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. "Odisha Governor's wife Sushila Devi passes away after testing positive for COVID-19". The New Indian Express. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. "Odisha Guv Ganeshi Lal's wife dies of post coronavirus complications". Business Standard India. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  7. "Odisha Governor receives first copy of his book 'Nonattached Attachment' - Pragativadi: Leading Odia Dailly". 1 July 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. "VSSUT CONVOCATION 2019". TheVission. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  9. "Odisha Governor, Principal Secretary to the PMO, PK Mishra attended 30th convocation ceremony of #Sambalpur University". OdishaDiary. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. "Scientific tools need of the hour for smart farming". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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