Odisha: Former IAS Officer Hrusikesh Panda Joins BJP
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Former IAS officer and a prolific writer, Hrusikesh Panda joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 4: Former IAS officer and a prolific writer, Hrusikesh Panda joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here in Odisha on Sunday.
Panda, the topper of the 1979 batch, joined the saffron party at the party's State headquarters here in the presence of BJP State president Manmohan Samal, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi and other senior leaders.
Panda, who hails from Bhadrak district, is also a well-known fiction writer. He held several top posts in both the Union and State governments during his long bureaucratic career.
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