Delhi lieutenant governor (L-G) Anil Baijal sent his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday. However, the resignation, though abrupt, is yet to be accepted as the President is currently on a state visit to Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, till May 21.
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Baijal, who put in his papers citing ‘personal reasons,’ became Delhi's L-G on December 31, 2016. The former bureaucrat's five-year tenure ended last year but he was granted an extension.
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Meanwhile, according to Hindustan Times' sister publication Livehindustan, one among the following four names will likely succeed Baijal, once the former Union home secretary's resignation is formally accepted:
(1.) Praful Khoda Patel: The current administrator of Lakshadweep, which, like Delhi, is a Union territory, was in the news last year for what locals said were a set of decisions that would ‘affect the traditions and unique culture’ of the archipelago.
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{{/usCountry}}(2.) Rajiv Mehrishi: Like Baijal, a former Union home secretary, who also had stints as the finance secretary and Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), among others.
(3.) Sunil Arora: A former chief election commissioner whose term ended in April last year, Arora also served as secretary in the ministers of skill development and entrepreneurship, and information & broadcasting, respectively.
(4.) Rakesh Asthana: The current police commissioner of Delhi who began his stint in the national capital in July last year. That October, the Delhi high court rejected a PIL challenging Asthana's appointment. The case is currently with the Supreme Court.