Gandhi Nagar: In Gujarat, the poll campaigning picked up momentum with the star campaigners of the political parties criss crossing the state seeking votes.
A total of 788 candidates are in the fray for the first phase of assembly polls which will be held on 1 December while 833 candidates will contest in the second phase which will be held on 5 December. Counting of both phases will be held on 8 December.
The ruling BJP kick-started an intensive election campaign for the second phase of the polls today. As part of the campaign, 27 senior party leaders including party president JP Nadda, Union Minister Amit Shah, Mansukh Mandaviya, Jairam Thakur, and GajendraSinh Shekhavat are scheduled to address rallies at various places in the 73 assembly constituencies. BJP leaders will also conduct an outreach drive at booth level in all 93 assembly seats from today. Congress party has also accelerated the poll campaign. Party leader Kanhaiyya Kumar addressed a rally at Dariyapur in Ahmedabad today. On the other hand, Aam Admi Party Chief Arvind Kejariwal will intensively campaign in the state today by addressing three rallies one at Khambhalia, and two in Surat.
