India, April 1 -- In a reshuffle of senior IAS officers in the state administration, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday moved around several veterans from one key post to another. In a couple of these, he reportedly had disagreements with deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.

Prime among the run-ins was the appointment of Ashwini Bhide (1995 batch) as Mumbai municipal commissioner. On the eve of outgoing civic chief Bhushan Gagrani's retirement, when the duo discussed the options, Fadnavis rooted for Bhide while Shinde wanted state urban development secretary Aseem Gupta in the post.

The BMC comes under the administrative jurisdiction of the urban development department, which is headed by Shinde. However, Bhide's appointment wa...