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Naveen Patnaik aide VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD loss, says 'I am sorry..'

Naveen Patnaik aide VK Pandian quits active politics after BJD loss, says 'I am sorry..'

Jun 09, 2024, at 10:24 pm

Bhubaneswar/IBNS: VK Pandian, the close aide of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and a bureaucrat turned politician, on Sunday said he is quitting active politics after the Biju Janata Dal’s loss in the Assembly elections paving the way for a BJP government in the state.

'Not my successor': Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik clarifies VK Pandian's role in BJD

'Not my successor': Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik clarifies VK Pandian's role in BJD

Jun 09, 2024, at 02:48 am

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi/IBNS: Outgoing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his first reaction after losing the Odisha assembly polls, on Saturday defended his close aide VK Pandian, saying that the bureaucrat-turned-politician was not his successor in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

A day after quitting, Naveen Patnaik's ex-secy gets new role in Odisha government

A day after quitting, Naveen Patnaik's ex-secy gets new role in Odisha government

Oct 24, 2023, at 06:29 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: A day after V K Pandian, Secretary to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, took Voluntary Retirement from Service (VRS), he was appointed the Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiative) and Nabin Odisha with the rank of a Cabinet Minister on Tuesday.