During the first phase of polling in the state on December 9, more than 100 complaints of EVMs and VVPATs malfunctioning came from different places.
PM Narendra Modi ended the campaign for the second phase of Gujarat assembly polls in style on Tuesday (Dec 12) as he took a seaplane ride from the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad to Dharoi Dam in north Gujarat and returned after offering prayers at the
He said that it had been three and a half years since he “got the honour to travel across the length and breadth of Gujarat to seek the blessings of the people”.
The repolls will be held along with the second phase elections for the remaining 93 seats of the 182 seat state assembly. The counting will take place along with Himachal Pradesh on December 18.
At a news briefing here, Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Rahul Gandhi of playing soft-Hindutva card to appease the Hindu population of the state. He asked to come clean on the issue of Ayodhya.
The Congress leader also took on those who raised eyebrows over his visits to temples in Gujarat, wondering if it was wrong to pray for the well-being of people of the state.
Surjewala's remarks came after the prime minister flew by a seaplane from the Sabarmati river front in Ahmedabad to about 180 km Dharoi in Mehsana district on the last day of the election campaign in Gujarat.
"After the first phase voting in the state (December 9), we are confident that we are going to form the government here," the Gandhi scion said.
The prime minister boarded a seaplane from Sabarmati river in the city to travel to Dharoi dam in Mehsana district.
As per the schedule, at 9:30 am, a seaplane carrying PM Modi will land on the waters right at the Sabarmati Riverfront. From there, PM Modi will go to the Ambaji Temple to offer prayers and come back right here and land on the waters.
The second and final phase of polling in 93 Assembly seats will be held on December 14. Counting of votes for the keenly contested Gujarat election is scheduled for December 18.
The incident took place when Jignesh Mevani was addressing a rally in Vadgam to seek public support for his candidature.
PM Modi had said in Palanpur that the dinner at Aiyar's house was attended by Pakistan's high commissioner, Pakistan's former foreign minister, Hamid Ansari and Manmohan Singh.
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