Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- The Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha segment is in for a high-decibel contest tomorrow despite newbies being fielded by the major political parties.

Call it the fight between former bureaucrats or administrators; the contest is going to be two-way in this prestigious parliamentary seat.

The Biju Janata Dal nominee Arup Mohan Patnaik, a retired IPS officer is in straight contest with Bharatiya Janata Party's Aparajita Sarangi, an IAS officer who opted for voluntary retirement scheme last year.

The contestants of the two major political parties are first-timers in the electoral battle. On the other hand, the CPI (M) candidate Janardan Pati is making his political debut in his five-decade-old activism career. Congress has le...