Naveen Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian joins BJD

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Updated At : 04:31 PM Nov 27, 2023 IST

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Bhubaneswar, November 27

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s close aide and former IAS officer V Karthikeyan Pandian on Monday formally joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal.

Pandian joined the regional party in the presence of the chief minister, ministers, lawmakers and senior BJD leaders.

The 2000-batch IAS officer, who sparked several controversies and was accused of violating the service rule, had taken voluntary retirement from government service on October 23 this year.

He was later appointed as the chairman of the state’s flagship 5T (transformational initiative) and Navin (new) Odisha scheme in the rank of a cabinet minister to work directly under the chief minister.

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