VK Pandian Joins Odisha BJD

Former IAS officer and 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian on Monday joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at Naveen Nivas in the presence of CM Naveen Patnaik and several senior leaders.

The development came after he took VRS from his service on October 23. Recently he was appointed as chairman of 5T initiatives with cabinet rank.

Several senior party leaders hoped that VK Pandian’s administrative skills would help party.

Ranendra Pratap Swain, Prasanna Acharya, Pranab Prakash Das, Pratap Deb, Snehangini Chhuriya, Sanjay Das Burma, Samir Das, Pranab Balbantray and many others were present at Naveen Nivas.

VK Pandian started his IAS career as a sub-collector in Dharmagarh of Kalahandi district. He had served as collector of Mayurbhanj and Ganjam.

Since 2011 he was serving as private secretary to CM Naveen Patnaik.