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Losing GroundOnce seen as a favourite of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Principal Secretary Vijay Kumar Gautam (1987 batch) now finds himself sidelined. In a bid to soothe frayed nerves, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier declared that he would expand his Cabinet before the Winter Session, which commences Monday. Film On Jyotiba PhuleAhead of the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has allotted Rs 20 crore for a full-length film on the life and works of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. Ajay Bhushan Pandey Ajay Bhushan PandeyWith Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Ajay Bhushan Pandey being named as India’s next Revenue Secretary, Maharashtra will now have two secretary-rank officers in the Union government. In Election ModeWith Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asking the bureaucracy to walk the ‘extra mile’ for effective implementation of public welfare schemes at the ground level, Chief Secretary Dinesh Kumar Jain has decided to lead from the front..