India, May 29 -- The recent transfers in IAS and IPS cadres exposed the differences between Fadnavis and Shinde. Fadnavis holds the home portfolio while Shinde controls urban development and housing departments. Leaders of both parties said the disagreement over the recent transfers were so intense that several transfer orders had to be revised or revoked. "The postings of senior IPS officers, particularly in Thane and MMR, were changed within days, as Fadnavis wanted efficient officers while Shinde leaned towards those he had worked with earlier in Thane, or those perceived to be close to him," said a BJP leader, adding that differences between the two leaders have delayed long-pending appointments and transfers in departments controlled by Shinde, and statutory bodies such as MHADA. "The housing department remains headless for a year, as there has been no consensus on Valsa Nair's successor. Appointments to replace the incumbent heads of MHADA and MSRDC have also been delayed for similar reasons," the leader said. Shinde camp is believed to be unhappy over the supposed intervention of the CMO in the industries department headed by Uday Samant. Insiders said industrial investments are closely monitored by the CMO; and Samant's absence from a key review meeting chaired by Fadnavis earlier this week did not go unnoticed. Another tussle between revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Shinde over the transfer of revenue officer Vandana Suryawanshi has generated buzz in Mantralaya. Suryawanshi's transfer from MHADA to Jalna, ordered by Bawankule, was reportedly revoked at Shinde's insistence, leading to an inquiry into a decade-old case involving the officer....