Bhagwan Sahay at Raj Bhawan, Indira’s olive branch to Kashmir as she tightens control in Delhi

By 1967 Indira Gandhi was in good control of affairs in Delhi. A lot of contentious issues with relation to Kashmir had been sorted out. Now she wanted to gradually get Sheikh Abdullah back to political process. Karan Singh, who was helming Raj Bhawan since 1949, was absorbed in Delhi and Bhagwan Sahay was sent as new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir -first person at the Raj Bhawan coming from outside the state | #TheRajBhawanStory, by Zafar Choudhary, Episode 11