La. Ganesan

La Ganesan Iyer (16 February 1945 – 15 August 2025) was an Indian politician who served as the 16th Governor of Nagaland from February 2023 until his death in August 2025. His previous tenures included ones as the 15th Governor of Manipur between August 2021 and February 2023, and the Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge) between July 2022 and November 2022. Before that, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. Ganesan was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a veteran of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Infobox

Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee

Preceded by

C. P. Radhakrishnan

Succeeded by

Pon Radhakrishnan

Leader of the House

Arun Jaitley

Constituency

Madhya Pradesh

Born

(1945-02-16)16 February 1945Thanjavur, Madras Province, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)

Died

15 August 2025(2025-08-15) (aged 80)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Political party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Residence(s)

Raj Bhavan, Kohima, Nagaland, India

Education

S.S.L.C.

Profession

Politician

Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Tables

· References

Preceded byJagdish Mukhi

Government offices

Preceded byJagdish Mukhi

Government offices

Governor of Nagaland 20 February 2023 – 15 August 2025

Government offices

Succeeded byAjay Kumar BhallaAdditional Charge

Preceded byGanga PrasadAdditional Charge

Government offices

Preceded byGanga PrasadAdditional Charge

Government offices

Governor of Manipur 27 August 2021 – 21 February 2023

Government offices

Succeeded byAnusuiya Uikey

Preceded byJagdeep Dhankhar

Government offices

Preceded byJagdeep Dhankhar

Government offices

Governor of West BengalAdditional Charge 18 July 2022 – 22 November 2022

Government offices

Succeeded byC. V. Ananda Bose

Government offices
Preceded byJagdish Mukhi	Governor of Nagaland 20 February 2023 – 15 August 2025	Succeeded byAjay Kumar BhallaAdditional Charge
Preceded byGanga PrasadAdditional Charge	Governor of Manipur 27 August 2021 – 21 February 2023	Succeeded byAnusuiya Uikey
Preceded byJagdeep Dhankhar	Governor of West BengalAdditional Charge 18 July 2022 – 22 November 2022	Succeeded byC. V. Ananda Bose

References

"La. Ganesan sworn-in as Nagaland Governor"
https://web.archive.org/web/20240506084040/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/la-ganesan-sworn-in-as-nagaland-governor/article66531352.ece
TheQuint
https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/bjp-leader-la-ganesan-appointed-as-new-governor-of-punjab
Hindu Tamil Thisai
https://www.hindutamil.in/news/opinion/columns/142683-11.html
Dinamalar
https://www.dinamalar.com/news/india-tamil-news/news/2828409
The Indian Express
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/munde-lobbies-for-mahajan-s-post-but-rss-has-other-plans/4328/
tamil.abplive.com
https://tamil.abplive.com/news/india/new-governor-of-manipur-l-ganesan-profile-biography-know-in-detail-13873
The Indian Express
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/by-elevating-ganesan-bjp-hopes-to-strengthen-state-unit/article3172447.ece
The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/BJPs-iLa-Ganesan-elected-unopposed-to-Rajya-Sabha-from-Madhya-Pradesh/articleshow/54720909.cms
Hindu Tamil Thisai
https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/216935-.html
Hindustan Times
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/la-ganesan-ex-rss-pracharak-and-tamil-nadu-bjp-chief-made-manipur-governor-101629618621280.html
The Federal
https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/will-bjps-murugan-experiment-go-the-kirubanidhi-way/
outlookindia.com
https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/senior-bjp-leader-la-ganesan-appointed-as-new-governor-of-manipur/2145781
The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/la-ganesan-takes-oath-as-west-bengal-governor/article65654847.ece
The Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/wb-governor-slammed-for-pushing-sunil-chhetri-during-presentation-ceremony/articleshow/94305261.cms
Dinamalar
https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-news/nagaland-governor-ila-ganesan-passes-away/4008111