BJD leader VK Pandian announces to quit active politics after poll debacle in Odisha

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 9 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and close aide of caretaker Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, VK Pandian on Sunday announced his retirement from active politics following the party's defeat in Odisha assembly elections.

Pandian, an IAS officer of the 2000 batch, has served as private secretary to Naveen Patnaik for over two decades. In 2023, he joined the BJD after taking voluntary retirem