After two names were shortlisted by the Maha Vikas Aghadi for the post of Mumbai police commissioner, DGP of the Anti-Corruption Bureau Param Bir Singh was chosen over the other contender, Pune police chief K Venkatesham. It was the NCP which tilted the scales in Singh’s favour, if a senior IPS officer is to be believed.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ncp-nixed-shiv-senas-choice-leaned-on-ally-to-pick-param-bir-singh-as-mumbai-police-commissioner/articleshow/74422043.cms