Andhra leaders defy Odisha's Section 144 in Kotia to campaign at night, while border villagers insist on voting. The political battleground over the disputed Kotia region has taken a dramatic turn. Despite the imposition of Section 144 by the Odisha administration in Pattangi block, politicians from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh are reportedly running an unrestrained, undercover campaign in the border villages ahead of the upcoming local body elections.