8 July 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Veteran parliamentarian Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil as the new governor of Sikkim on 4 july 2013. A press communique from Rashtrapati Bhavan said the appointment would be with effect from the date he assumes office.
A former IAS officer, Mr Patil, a confidant of Union Minister Sharad Pawar, has represented Maharashtra's Satara in the Lok Sabha as an MP.
Patil has also been a member of 13th and 14th Lok Sabha, representing Karad seat from Maharashtra.