Ahmedabad:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waited in queue to vote at booth 115 at the Nishan High School in Ahmedabad’s Ranip locality, and then walked down the road holding up his inked finger as a big crowd gathered to greet him roared. Earlier today the PM had urged people to vote in large numbers in the second and final phase of the assembly elections. The Prime Minister is the face of the BJP’s campaign in his home state in what is seen as a contest between him and Rahul Gandhi, who is set to be Congress president.
- BJP chief Amit Shah, along with son Jay Shah, visited a temple after voting early; PM Modi’s mother Heeraben, 95, has voted in Gandhinagar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Ahmedabad. Polling began at 8 this morning and has been slow in the first few hours, with the overall turnout recorded at 11.7 per cent till 10 am .
- North and central Gujarat are voting in 93 of the state’s 182 constituencies today. This phase is vital for the BJP with many urban centres, which have traditionally backed the party. It hopes for a good voter turnout and PM Modi has urged the state to vote in large numbers.
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- BJP chief Amit Shah, along with son Jay Shah, visited a temple after voting early; PM Modi’s mother Heeraben, 95, has voted in Gandhinagar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Ahmedabad. Polling began at 8 this morning and has been slow in the first few hours, with the overall turnout recorded at 11.7 per cent till 10 am .
- North and central Gujarat are voting in 93 of the state’s 182 constituencies today. This phase is vital for the BJP with many urban centres, which have traditionally backed the party. It hopes for a good voter turnout and PM Modi has urged the state to vote in large numbers.
