Panchkula, Oct. 22 -- The six-year reign of Haryana Public Service Commission Chairman Alok Verma came to a formal close on Thursday, leaving the state's most powerful recruitment body headless at a time when thousands of government job aspirants are waiting for appointments that can alter their lives.
As the constitutional clock struck midnight on Verma's tenure, the political and administrative corridors of Chandigarh erupted into a quiet but fierce war of nerves over who will occupy the chair that controls the gateway to Haryana's civil services.
Verma, a retired 1989-batch Indian Forest Service officer, walked into the HPSC headquarters here on October 23, 2020, at the age of 56.
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