The voting began at 8 am to decide the fate of 788 candidates in 89 constituencies spread across 19 districts. The voter turnout was 48.48 per cent till 3 pm.
Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, husband of Rivaba Jadeja, the BJP candidate from the Jamnagar North seat in Gujarat, on Thursday placed his faith in people of the constituency stating that they believe that his wife would do a good job and would stand up to their expectations.
After a gap of two days, Prime Minister Modi once again returned to the Gujarat election campaign trail. His three-hour-long mega roadshow is spanning across 16 assembly constituencies for the second phase of State Assembly elections.
Earlier today, PM Modi also hit back at Congress for the 'Ravana' remark. Addressing an election rally in Panchmahal, he said there is a competition among Congress leaders as to who will use the most abusive words for him.
The state has been a BJP stronghold for long and the party has set its sights on returning to power for the seventh term. Modi has been Gujarat's longest-serving chief minister from 2001 till 2014.
The voting began at 8 am in 89 constituencies spread across 19 districts of Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat on Thursday and will continue till 5 pm. The voter turnout was 34.65 per cent till 1 pm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit back at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for calling him "Ravana" and said that there is a competition among Congress leaders as to who will use the most abusive words for him. "The Congress should note that the more dirt it throws on me,
"There will be continuous observation from 6.30 am till the completion of the polling process. Live webcasting of more than 50 per cent of polling booths in the state to keep a close watch on the voting process during the assembly elections in Gujarat," said Gujarat's Chief Electoral Offi
Highlighting the point of creating an "anti-radicalisation cell" in Gujarat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that an anti-radical cell is a proactive step which will control terrorism and riots.
As per the data from the ECI, Narmada recorded the voter turnout to be 46.13 per cent, Navsari was at 39.20 per cent, Porbandar was at 30.20 per cent, Rajkot was at 32.88 per cent, Surat was at 33.10 per cent, Surendranagar was at 34.18 per cent and Valsad was at 38.08 per cent.
Reacting to Congress' "Ravan" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the people of Gujarat have always replied to Congress through the ballot box whenever they have used inappropriate words against PM Modi.