Baijayant 'Jay' Panda
Baijayant “Jay” Panda is the National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a five-time Member of Parliament, having served two terms in the Rajya Sabha (2000, 2006) and three in the Lok Sabha (2009, 2014, 2024) from Kendrapada, Odisha.
He currently serves as Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings and is a member of the Committee on Commerce, the Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation, One Election, and the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. He also chaired the Select Committees on the Income Tax Bill, 2025, and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025. Widely regarded as one of the BJP’s key strategists, he has served as the party in-charge for Assam, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, and successfully managed election campaigns in Assam and Delhi.
As part of Operation Sindoor, he led India’s high-level parliamentary delegation to West Asia and the Gulf, advancing the country’s diplomatic outreach in the region. Before entering public life, Jay Panda earned a degree in Engineering and Management from Michigan Technological University and built a successful corporate career.
He founded the Young Parliamentarians Forum and chaired the India–USA Forum of Parliamentarians for fifteen years, while also participating in numerous Track-II dialogues with major global powers, including the United States, China, and Japan.
A committed advocate of social causes, he has been associated with the Citizens’ Alliance Against Malnutrition since 2007 and actively promotes digital safety for children. His contributions also include serving on the BJP National Core Group on Article 370 and chairing the High-Level Expert Committee on restructuring the NCC. In recognition of his parliamentary contributions, he received the Bharat Asmita National Award for Best Parliamentary Practices in 2008. Jay Panda is the author of Lutyens’ Maverick, a prolific columnist, and a regular television commentator on foreign policy, governance, and economic development. Beyond public life, he is an avid aviator with a Private Pilot’s License for helicopters and an enthusiast of adventure sports such as skydiving and bungee jumping.
Before entering public life, Jay Panda built a corporate career after earning a degree in Engineering and Management from Michigan Technological University. His engagement with international affairs extends beyond formal parliamentary responsibilities: he founded the Young Parliamentarians Forum, chaired the India–USA Forum of Parliamentarians for fifteen years, and participated in numerous Track-II dialogues involving major global powers, including the United States, China and Japan.
A committed advocate of social causes, he has been associated with the Citizens’ Alliance Against Malnutrition since 2007 and actively promotes digital safety for children. He has also contributed to key institutional and policy initiatives, including serving on the BJP National Core Group on Article 370 and chairing the High-Level Expert Committee on restructuring the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
In recognition of his parliamentary contributions, he received the Bharat Asmita National Award for Best Parliamentary Practices in 2008. He is the author of Lutyens’ Maverick, a prolific columnist, and a regular television commentator on foreign policy, governance and economic development.
Beyond public life, Panda is an avid aviator who holds a Private Pilot’s License for helicopters. He is also an enthusiast of adventure sports, including skydiving and bungee jumping.
