The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) gave a new posting to senior IAS officer V Hekali Zhimomi (IAS:1996:UP). She had been waiting for an assignment since she returned from central deputation in November 2025. She has now been appointed Principal Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department.
With her appointment, Anil Kumar (IAS:1998:UP) has been relieved of the Forest portfolio. He was earlier holding charge of the Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department along with the Panchayati Raj Department.
V Hekali Zhimomi was sent back to her parent cadre, Uttar Pradesh, on November 8, 2025. At that time, she was serving as Additional Secretary in the Department of Health & Family Welfare at the Centre. She had gone on central deputation in September 2021 as Joint Secretary in the same department for a five-year term till September 2026. However, she was repatriated almost a year before completing her tenure.
Some of the reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh have special significances as elections are due in the state by Feb-March 2027.
Elections are also due in 2027 in Manipur, Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand.
In UP, the Yogi Govt will complete 10 years in office and hence the Lotus party faces considerable anti incumbency.
Moreover, BJP's show was not good in 2024 Lok Sabha polls even as Akhilesh Yadav-led Akhilesh Yadav has to do much more than it is required to make the most electorally.
For BJP again; the 2027 polls in Uttar Pradesh - that sends 80 MPs - is linked to BJP"s own power games.
While Presidential polls are due in July 2027; the internal power struggle in the BJP will be thrown open with Yogi Adityanath and Amit Shah may sweat it out for north bound graph movement in their career.
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