‘Neutral umpire rewarded’: TMC attacks BJP govt after Manoj Agarwal made West Bengal’s top bureaucrat
TNN / May 12, 2026, 04:56 (IST)
Manoj Agarwal, Bengal's chief electoral officer, has been appointed the state's new chief secretary, replacing Dushyant Nariala. This move by the Suvendu Adhikari cabinet follows Agarwal's oversight of the recent assembly polls. The appointment has drawn sharp reactions from the Trinamool Congress, while the BJP defends it as adherence to service rules.