Bhubaneswar (Odisha), April 10 -- : After completing their innings in civil administration, six former bureaucrats have now decided to contest elections in the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar parliamentary constituency is witnessing a fight between two former bureaucrats, an IAS and an IPS. While Aparajita Sarangi, an IAS officer who opted for voluntary retirement scheme, is contesting on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has fielded former Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for the Lok Sabha seat.
The fight between former IAS and IPS officers is going to be interesting with the BJP and the BJD leaving no stone unturned to win the crucial constituency, political analysts say....