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IAS Officer Divya Mittal Resigns, Joins Politics, Spotlights Mid‑Career Bureaucrats' Exit
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🗓 30 Sep 2026, 02:01 PM
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Divya Mittal, a mid‑career IAS officer, has quit the civil service to enter politics, underscoring a growing trend of bureaucrats leaving bureaucracy.
Divya Mittal, who joined the Indian Administrative Service in 2015 and has served in various district and state level posts, submitted her resignation this week, citing a desire to serve the public through elected office.
Her decision was announced through a brief statement in which she said she would contest upcoming elections as a candidate of a major political party, though the party name was not disclosed at the time of reporting.
Mittal's move adds to a noticeable pattern of mid‑career civil servants leaving the bureaucracy for political roles, a shift analysts say reflects frustration with limited policy‑making power and the lure of direct electoral influence.
Political observers note that such transitions could impact the talent pool within the civil service, while also bringing administrative experience into the legislative arena.
Her decision was announced through a brief statement in which she said she would contest upcoming elections as a candidate of a major political party, though the party name was not disclosed at the time of reporting.
Mittal's move adds to a noticeable pattern of mid‑career civil servants leaving the bureaucracy for political roles, a shift analysts say reflects frustration with limited policy‑making power and the lure of direct electoral influence.
Political observers note that such transitions could impact the talent pool within the civil service, while also bringing administrative experience into the legislative arena.