The 360 Degree Man In New Delhi: Ajay Bhalla's Extension Conundrum and New Responsibility In Offing?

The present Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla is completing his second extension next month and with the second term nearing to end, possibilities of extension has once again started to rise however, considering that some top offices like R&AW Chief have not got the third term and with top sources suggesting that a third term for Bhalla is quite slim, but the present complex environment around North and South Block where Manipur crises and few administrative and coordination issues with the states surrounds and Supreme Court upholding the amended CVC act in the backdrop, a third term to Bhalla also cannot be outrightly denied and hence conundrum about Home Secretary's extension exits. In case, Bhalla doesn't get a third term then as per some well placed sources, he is going to get new responsibility which in most likely of the governorship of Manipur. A 360-degree man sitting In New Delhi and running 360-degree scans on everything and additionally doing the job of crisis advisory and extending the best possible support to crises hit state apparatus of Manipur. In the long two terms, Bhalla has proved his mettle by managing Covid crises, insurgency situations, and administrative tussles and perhaps this makes him one the most efficient administrator at the seat of Home Secretary after Vinod Duggal and G.K Pillai. The current scenario in Manipur still requires political-administrative management and guidance, sending Vineet Joshi and Kuldeep Singh a few months back did help in controlling the administrative and security part but perhaps there is no one as wise as Bhalla who can manage politico-administrative affairs, especially interlocuter configurations if arises in future altogether. The successor of Bhalla as per top sources perhaps is a new unexpected face.