The 2nd Phase of the Gujarat elections has begun. Here are the details.
The people of Gujarat are voting in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. Voting started at 8 am and will end at 5 pm. 851 candidates are fighting it out. Polling is being held on 93 Gujarat assembly seats in 14 districts in north and central parts of the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who led an aggressive election campaign for the BJP. Gujarat has 182 assembly seats. The BJP has been in power in Gujarat for the last 22 years. The Congress is also looking to make a comeback in Gujarat; party president-elect Rahul Gandhi led the Congress campaign for the Gujarat assembly polls. According to the Election Commission, 2.22 crore people are eligible to vote in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. The first phase of polling was held on 89 assembly constituencies in Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions on December 9. The voting turnout was 68% that day, according to the Election Commission.
BJP president Amit Shah has cast his vote in Naranpura in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. The BJP has been in power in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state, for the past 22 years. Amit Shah on Wednesday criticised former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who in a video statement said he is “deeply hurt” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations that he colluded with Pakistani guests at a dinner and discussed the Gujarat assembly polls.
Patel Bharat Patel and Usha Patel, the parents of Patidar or Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, have cast their votes in Viramgam in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. Hardik Patel, who is 24 years old, is too young to contest the Gujarat assembly polls. He has, however, pledged support to the Congress in Gujarat.
Hiraben, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cast her vote at a polling booth in Gandhinagar in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. Voting in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly polls will end at 5 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also cast his vote in the second phase today.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel casts her vote in Ahmedabad’s Ghatlodia in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. BJP’s Bhupendra Patel is up against Congress’s Shashikant Patel on this assembly seat. The results of the Gujarat assembly polls will be announced on December 18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi have tweeted asking people to vote in record numbers.
Voting is underway in Viramgam’s polling booth number 252 in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. This is Patidar or Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel’s hometown. Hardik Patel has said he will try to bring down the BJP in Gujarat; the party has been in power in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state for 22 years. The BJP is guilty of failing to support the demand of Patidars, its loyal vote bank for decades, Hardik Patel has said.
Voting has started in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. Voting will end at 5 pm. 851 candidates are fighting it out on 93 Gujarat assembly seats in 14 districts. The Election Commission says 2.22 crore people are eligible to vote in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly polls. Voter turnout in the first phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017 was 68%, according to the Election Commission.
“Yesterday, PM made a speech. BJP’s President gave an interview. Railway Minister gave an interview. Why have all these escaped the EC’s attention? Why pick on only Mr Rahul Gandhi’s interview? BJP petitioning the Election Commission is an act of desperation. An interview after the campaign ended is the norm for every candidate and every campaigner in every election,” Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted as the people of Gujarat vote in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017.
The big challenge that the BJP faces in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017 is to keep its control of Ahmedabad and Vadodara, two big cities in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state that had backed the party in the last election with a huge majority. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 26 of the 31 seats from these two districts alone in the last Gujarat assembly polls.
“To my fellow citizens of Gujarat: Every vote matters. Just go out and vote. Vote for a change of government after 22 years… Don’t underestimate the power of your vote. Every vote can bring about change,” former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted as the people of Gujarat vote in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017. The first phase of polling was held on 89 assembly constituencies in Saurashtra and south Gujarat regions on December 9. The voting turnout was 68% that day, according to the Election Commission.
“Today is Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections. I request all those voting today to vote in record numbers and enrich this festival of democracy,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted today. The second phase of the Gujarat assembly election 2017 will be held on 93 assembly seats in 14 districts in north and central parts of the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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