Many were surprised when Rajiv Mehrishi, secretary of Department of Economic Affairs, was not named the Cabinet Secretary. This was especially after he was brought from Rajasthan to the Union finance ministry last year at the instance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The position of Cabinet Secretary will be held by Uttar Pradesh cadre officer P K Sinha. Now, there are whispers that Mehrishi could be named one of the three election commissioners (EC) in New Delhi once he retires in August. The other two positions are occupied by Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti.
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