Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 -- Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Wednesday decided to appoint 1992-batch IAS officer Bishwanath Sinha as the new Chief Secretary of the state and recommended the appointment of retired district judge N Seshadrinath as the State Election Commissioner.

According to information released by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Sinha will succeed incumbent Chief Secretary A Jayathilak, who is scheduled to retire on June 30. The Cabinet also decided to recommend Seshadrinath's appointment as State Election Commissioner to the Governor.

The Cabinet further approved the appointment of N. Anilkumar as Special Government Pleader for the Lokayukta. According to the CMO, it also decided to appoint four Special Gov...