"I appeal to everyone to vote. BJP has maintained law and order and has worked for the development of Gujarat. I want all Gujaratis to vote for BJP. We should exercise our power to vote as the election is the beauty of democracy," Patel said ahead of casting vote.
Sharply reacting to the Shahi Imam's remark, Ilmi asked if he does not want women's political participation, while also accusing him of attempting to "create his own version of Islam".
Polling for the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly Elections for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat began at 8 am amid tight security arrangements on Monday.
After the high-voltage campaigning, voting for 93 of Gujarat's 182 assembly seats will be held today, in the second and final phase of polling, deciding the fate of the 833 candidates.
While our car was returning, some cars chased us. BJP candidate (from Danta constituency) Latu Parghi & 2 others came with weapons, with swords. We thought we must escape, we ran for 10-15 km & for 2 hours," Kanti said.
With the senior leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi all set to exercise their franchise on Monday in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly Elections, the women's battalion of the CRPF team has been deployed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, a BJP stronghold, to maintain the law and or
Ahead of the second phase of Gujarat elections, Congress sitting MLA and the party candidate from Danta constituency of Banaskantha district Kanti Kharadi has allegedly gone missing, Rahul Gandhi claimed on Monday.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda chaired a meeting of BJP general secretaries on Sunday to discuss elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assemblies.
"Those giving election tickets to Muslim women are against Islam, as they are weakening our religion. Are there no men left?" the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad said.
After the high-voltage campaigning, the countdown has begun for the high-stakes political battle to conclude in Gujarat, with the final phase of polling for the ongoing Assembly elections to be held on Monday.