India, Aug. 6 -- The appointment of two different officials as the general manager of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has sparked fresh buzz of a rift between Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde.

The Opposition has targeted the Maharashtra government over the appointment and claimed it was the result of a tussle between Fadnavis and Shinde.

The BEST's general manager post went vacant after incumbent SVR Shrinivas retired on Tuesday.

Following this, the general administration department, led by Fadnavis, gave GST commissioner Ashish Sharma an additional charge of the post. Meanwhile. the Shinde-led urban development department appointed Mumbai additional commissioner Ashwini Joshi ...