India, April 29 -- In a major administrative reshuffle, the Karnataka government has appointed Maheshwar Rao M as the new Chief Commissioner of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Times of India reported.

Rao, who currently serves as the Managing Director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), will now hold additional charge as the BBMP Chief Commissioner.

Rao replaces Tushar Giri Nath, who has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary in the Urban Development Department. Nath will concurrently hold the charge of Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and BBMP Administrator, following the retirement of Umashankar S R on April 30.

The government notification further clarified that the posts of BBMP Chief Commissi...