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Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has welcomed the appointment of Jagdeep Dhankar, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court, as the Bengal Governor. In her Twitter handle, Banerjee on Saturday said: "I welcome Sri Jagdip Dhankar who has been appointed as the new Governor of Bengal. On Saturday afternoon, Banerjee also tweeted: "Hon'ble Home Minister just now talked to me about appointment of new Governor of West Bengal. Incidentally, it may be mentioned that the President of India appointed Jagdeep Dhankar as the new Bengal Governor who will replace Keshari Nath Tripathi who served as the Bengal Governor for five years since 2014. Apart from West Bengal, new Governors for Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Nagaland and Tripura have also been appointed..