 On 26 August 2011 President Pratibha Patil appointed Vakkom B. Purushothaman as the new Governor of Mizoram in place of Madan Mohan Lakhera.Vakkom B. Purushothaman was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Mizoram on 2 September 2011.He resigned on 11 July 2014 from his post due to his transfer to Nagaland.