Telangana Governor Resigns, May Contest Lok Sabha Polls As BJP Candidate

Ms Soundararajan, 62, was sworn in as the then-fledgling state's second Governor in November 2019, and was given additional charge as Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry in February 2021.

Telangana and Puducherry Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from both posts Monday morning.

Sources told NDTV Ms Soundararajan - the leader of the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit before her governorship - is expected to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the southern state.

Ms Soundararajan, 62, was sworn in as the then-fledgling state's second Governor in November 2019, and was given additional charge as Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry in February 2021.