The newly appointed Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Shashi Prakash Goyal’s credibility and loyalty have made him indispensable to the CM. From advising on key postings to ensuring no political misuse of bureaucracy, he is seen as the CM's right hand. Some bureaucrats even claim, no one could challenge Goyal’s influence on the fifth floor of the state Secretariat. It is reminded that on the fifth floor of the state Secretariat, Chief Minister himself sits. Some others say, he is the bureaucrat who will emerge as the most powerful Chief Secretary of the Yogi era. However, Manoj Kumar Singh’s exit without extension is seen as a rare setback for the Yogi administration, especially when other bureaucrats like Durga Shankar Mishra and Amit Singh were granted multiple extensions.