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

IndiaTimes Saturday, 8 June 2024
Days after the results of the Odisha assembly polls, state outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader VK Pandian is not his "successor" and pointed out that the people of the state would decide on this.In 2023, Pandian joined the BJD after taking voluntary retirement from the bureaucracy.
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 Days after the Odisha assembly election results, outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik clarified that BJD leader VK Pandian, despite his long association as Patnaik's private secretary and subsequent entry into politics, is not his chosen successor. Patnaik emphasised that the people of Odisha will...

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