Mumbai, April 18 -- After the sudden exit of former part-time chairman Atanu Chakraborty, the senior management of HDFC Bank remains hopeful that the appointment of Keki Mistry as interim part-time chairman could extend beyond the timeline of three months, managing director and chief executive officer Sashidhar Jagdishan said on Saturday.

While there is support within the executive leadership for HDFC Bank veteran Mistry's continuation, the final call rests with the board, and its nomination and remuneration committee (NRC), Jagdishan said during the March quarter earnings call of the bank on 18 April.

"We are all rooting for Mr. Mistry. but. there are certain processes that we need to conclude before we can even put forth for deliberat...