The Maharashtra government reassigned three IAS officers in a top-level reshuffle. Sanjay Khandare, a 1996-batch officer, was appointed Additional Chief Secretary of Forest, while Sanjay Yadav was moved to Tourism and Vaishnavi B posted as Additional Divisional Commissioner in Nagpur

Sanjay Raut described Purnekar as a loyal Shiv Sena worker and alleged that he had consistently raised issues concerning drug networks and the builder lobby.