Cyclone Biparjoy Live:Heavy rain coupled with gusty winds by Biparjoy brought down over 500 trees and electric poles at various places in Gujarat, snapping power supply to nearly 900 officials, according to state officials. A cattle-rearer and his son died while trying to save their goats stuck in Bhavnagar. Around 99 trains originating or terminating in Gujarat will remain cancelled or short-terminated. 22 people got injured and as many as 23 animals died.
While Gujarat has been a BJP-ruled state, the major contest in Gujarat elections is between BJP and Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) political parties
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi cast his vote in Ahmedabad in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections and said that he expects his party to win over 100 seats.
Gujarat Assembly Election 2022 Phase 1 polling today: According to the Election Commission of India, the voting will begin at 8 AM and conclude at 5 PM. A total of 39 political parties are contesting in the elections and have fielded 788 candidates including 718 male candidates and 70 women candidates.
The people of Gujarat is all set to vote for the first phase of the assembly elections on Thursday after the intense campaigning by all the political parties.