Madhulita Podcast | Bijay Pattnaik | Ex Chief Secretary | Retd IAS | Ex Congress Leader

#MadhulitaPodcast #BijayPattnaik Madhulita Podcast | Bijay Pattnaik | Ex Chief Secretary | Retd IAS | Ex Congress Leader Bijay Kumar Patnaik is a prominent retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and politician from Odisha, India. A 1976-batch IAS officer, he served as the Chief Secretary of Odisha from 2010 to 2013 under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Career Overview • Bureaucracy: Before becoming Chief Secretary, Patnaik served in multiple high-profile roles, including Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Odisha (2004–2010) and State Secretary for departments like Water Resources, Forest & Environment, and Agriculture. • Corporate & Social Sector: Following his retirement from civil service, he worked as the President of the Vedanta University Project and the Anil Agarwal Foundation (2015–2019). He also founded the "Chatasaali" community-based learning initiative to provide free, daily tribal education in remote villages of Odisha's Gajapati district. • Political Career: He officially entered politics by joining the Indian National Congress (INC) in early 2023, where he was appointed Chairman of the OPCC Election Coordination Committee. He contested the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as the Congress candidate from the Paralakhemundi constituency. Recent Developments • Resignation from Congress: On 16 August 2024, Patnaik resigned from the Congress party. • New Party Speculation: In December 2025, Patnaik publicly addressed political discussions regarding the potential formation of a new political party in Odisha. #MadhulitaPodcast #MadhulitaParida #TrendingNews #BijayPattnaik #VKPandian #NaveenPatnaik #RetdIAS #OdiaPodcast #IASOfficer #OdiaIASOfficer #Congress #OdiaNews #OdishaPolitics #Leadership #PublicAdministration #CurrentEvents #IndianPolitics #Government #CivilServices #OdishaStories