| 1. In 2000, Manish Verma became an Odisha-cadre IAS officer. He worked as an IAS officer for 12 years and became a Sub Collector in Kalahandi. |
| 2. After that, he was posted as a Sub-divisional magistrate in Gunpur, Raigarh. |
| 3. In 2005, he was made District magistrate of Malkangiri district in Odisha. Later, he worked as a District Magistrate in various districts of Odisha. |
| 4. In 2012, he moved to Bihar for an inter-cadre deputation for five years. He was also appointed as the District Magistrate of Patna and Purnea districts in Bihar. |
| 5. After completing his deputation for five years, he was sent to Orissa by the Government of India in 2017; however, he refused to go and quit his job after taking a year. |
| 6. In 2018, he took a voluntary retirement (VRS) from the Indian Administrative Services. According to various reports, he was advised by Janata Dal (United) party leader Nitish Kumar. |
| 7. Later, he was appointed as a member of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority. |
| 8. In 2022, he was assigned the post of additional advisor in the cabinet meeting. |
| 9. In 2024, he campaigned for the 2024 Indian General Elections for the Janata Dal (United) party in Bihar. |
| 10. In 2012, he moved to Bihar for an inter-cadre deputation. He served as District Magistrate of Patna and Purnea districts in Bihar. |
| 11. In 2021, after his deputation period ended, he took voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Services. |
| 12. He is a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and belongs to the same Kurmi (OBC) community. |
| 13. He has been based out of Biharsharif in Nalanda district, same as the Bihar CM. |
| 14. In 2024, he campaigned extensively for the Janata Dal (United) party during the Lok Sabha elections, touring all constituencies where the party contested from. |
