Gopal Gandhi to be Bihar's acting Governor

President APJ Abdul Kalam accepted the resignation of Bihar Governor Buta Singh.

President APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday accepted the resignation of Bihar Governor Buta Singh.

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Buta Singh had stepped down in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict indicting him for dissolution of the state assembly last year.

West Bengal Governor Gopal Gandhi has been asked to exercise the duty as Bihar Governor also in addition to his present responsibility, Rashtrapati Bhawan sources said.