While 89 seats are going to polls in the first phase on Dec 9, the remaining 93 seats will polls in the second phase on Dec 14. Counting will take place on Dec 18.
India TV, the Country's leading news channel, is hosting its mega election conclave "Chunav Manch" in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, November 28.
During his campaign in the state in the last few days, Rahul Gandhi had trained his guns at the Modi-led government over the Rafale fighter aircraft deal.
Anandiben had joined the BJP in 1987. She handled number of major portfolios from 2007 to 2014, when Narendra Modi was the CM of the state.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath also congratulated the people for not letting Congress win a single seat in Gujarat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
While 89 seats will go to polls in first phase on December 9, the election in the remaining 93 constituencies will be held in the second phase on December 14. Counting of votes will take place on Dec 18.
The announcement comes hours after the Congress party released its third list of 76 candidates for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly election.
Congress general secretary Oscar Fernandes released the third list to the media late last night. The list featured at least 11 candidates from ST and three from SC communities.
As the Congress had declared earlier that it will be rewarding its loyal MLAs by letting them contest, most of the sitting members were renominated.
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani targeted the opposition, saying it has no poll agenda or issues to raise against his government, while the BJP is seeking votes in the name of development.
Without taking any names, Arun Jaitley said the Congress leadership is falling prey to the anarchist forces.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi also raked up the issue involving the company of Jay Shah, the son of BJP president Amit Shah, saying that everybody wishes that their wealth increases 16,000 times like that of Jay Shah.
PM Narendra Modi is slated to share his thoughts with the people of the country and abroad in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio at 11 am today.
Paresh Rawal, who represents the Ahmedabad East seat in the Lok Sabha, however, later apologised for his alleged derogatory remark, saying his remark was not on the community.
Addressing a public meeting, Indian Youth Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja said that the ‘Ranga Billa won’t be able to able to form government in Gujarat this time’.
A laeter, dated November 21, carries the signature of Archbishop of Gandhinagar Thomas Macwan and it states that the Christians are aware that the secular and democratic fabric of our country is at stake.
"I have not seen a more foolish person than Hardik. He is a young boy. He may have got some love from the community but they are going to perish soon," the Gujarat Deputy CM said.
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