Bhubaneswar, April 10 -- With heat already building up ahead of the crucial 2024 elections, Odisha is all set to witness an interesting battle between 'Guru and Sishya'. We are talking about the Berhampur Assembly seat which will witness a fight between BJD's veteran leader Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik and his once disciple (Sishya) K Anil Kumar who is contesting against the former on BJP ticket.

K Anil Kumar was representative for the then MLA Patnaik for a long time. Kumar had snapped ties with the BJD following resentment after 2018. Earlier Kumar was elected as councillor twice as an independent candidate in 2003 and 2008.

On the other hand, Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik is well known for his organisation skills and has been a MLA fo...