Dinesh Sharma, a BJP Rajya Sabha MP and former Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has been appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He is also a Vice-Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, with his term due to end on November 25, 2026. The LG, appointed by the President under Article 239, is the Administrator of the UT. Since the islands have no Legislative Assembly, they are run directly by the Union through the LG, with the Ministry of Home Affairs as the nodal ministry.