Gujarat Election Phase-2 Live Updates: Polling to begin shortly in Gujarat

Voter enthusiasm would depend as a lot as votes for BJP, Congress and AAP because the battle for Gujarat enters endgame in 93 seats throughout 14 districts on Monday towards the backdrop of a virtually 5% drop in turnout in comparison with 2017 throughout the first part of polling in 89 constituencies. The two.5 crore-strong citizens tasked with deciding the political destiny of 833 candidates within the second part has had a historical past of indifference in the direction of elections, significantly within the 23 city segments unfold throughout Ahmedabad, Vadodara and the Gandhinagar municipal firms. These 23 seats, which had been the main target of PM Narendra Modi and Union house minister Amit Shah over the last lap of their marketing campaign, had cumulatively recorded 69.3% voting in 2012 that declined to 67% in 2017. Learn full story