Kalyan Singh ( born 5 January 1932 ) is the current Governor of Rajasthan since 4 September 2014 . He took additional charge of Himachal Pradesh replacing Urmila Singh , whose five-year term ended on 24 January 2015 . Prior to that , he was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the state of Uttar Pradesh . Kalyan Singh was born to Tejpal Singh Lodhi and Sita on 5 January 1932 . He has served two terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 26 August 2014 . Kalyan Singh is known for his role in the Babri Masjid demolition . Addressing reporters in Etah , Kalyan Singh once said that he owns full responsibility for the demolition of the 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya on 6 December 1992 , thus reigniting the controversial Ram Janmabhoomi dispute . During a speech at the 26th convocation ceremony , he appealed against the word ‘ Adhinayak ’ , saying it should be replaced by ' Mangal '
Babri Masjid demolition
Demolition of the Babri Masjid
Kalyan Singh