Fadnavis gets all powers to select new SEC
Mumbai:Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal of giving all power to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with the appointment of Commissioner of State Election Commission. The front runners for the coveted post are retired veteran bureaucrat Rajiv Jalota, retired chief secretary Dr. Nitin Kareer, and incumbent additional chief secretary of planning department Dr. Rajagopal Devara. The names include Mr. Jalota, Mr. Kareer, Mr. Devara, ACS of medical education, Dinesh T. Waghmare, retired IAS officer JP Gupta, retired IPS KK Sarangal among others. Mr. Devara will be retiring in August 2025, if he is appointed, he will have to resign from the post, while Mr. Jalota retired from the post of chairman Mumbai Port Trust in September 2024.
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