Shri Balabhadra Majhi, a civil engineer-turned-parliamentarian, spent an afternoon unpacking the practical craft of lawmaking from constituency consultations and party whips to committee scrutiny and floor strategy. Re-elected to the 18th Lok Sabha (2024), he currently contributes to oversight on Railways and serves on the Consultative Committee for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, grounding policy in day-to-day citizen needs.

Speaking without notes, he traced how a draft idea becomes a bill, why data gaps stall good intentions, and how infrastructure and connectivity decisions ripple through livelihoods. The session was conversational: students pressed him on federal coordination, budget constraints, and how MPs balance national priorities with local demands.