Uttar Pradesh governor BL Joshi resigned from his post on Tuesday.<br /><br />BL Joshi sent his resignation papers to Union home ministry, according to reports.<br /><br />BL Joshi's resignation comes amid reports that Modi government has asked 7 UPA-appointed governors to step down.<br /><br />Sources in the government said Union home secretary Anil Goswami had called up seven governors and suggested that they put in their papers.<br /><br />The seven governors who were told to step down are M K Narayanan in West Bengal, Sheila Dikshit in Kerala, Margaret Alva in Rajasthan, Kamla Beniwal in Gujarat, BL Joshi in UP, K Sankaranarayanan in Maharashtra and Devendra Konwar in Tripura.<br /><br />There are reports that three UPA-appointed governors are likely to meet President Pranab Mukherjee later in the day.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />For More information on this news, visit: http://www.indianews.ind.in/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-News/371196196360607
