New Delhi, Dec. 27: Bengal will know by January 26 who its next governor will be, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said today.

“I discussed it (the gover nor’s appointment) with the PM. I cannot disclose the details. The appointment of a full-time governor will be done before Republic Day,” he told a news conference at Banga Bhavan in New Delhi.

At a meeting with finance minister Pranab Mukherjee yesterday evening, the chief minister said, he sought the Centre’s help to revive the state’s jute industry, ensure co-existence of coal and industry in the Raniganj-Asansol belt and increase navigability of Haldia port.

A strong lobby of synthetic fibre manufacturers is hamp-ering efforts to revive the jute industry, he complained. “I have demanded a jute policy from the Union textile ministry to encourage exports. Jute bags are in much demand in Europe,” he said.