In Gujarat, the fight had been between three major players, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is the incumbent, Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is making its debut in the state.
ECI made this announcement after it observed that, after the conclusion of the Gujarat assembly elections' phase I, the state witnessed a relatively low average voter turnout of 63.31 per cent in 89 seats. This was lower than the 66.75 per cent recorded in phase I of the 2017 state elections with the same constituencies.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is extensively campaigning for state elections at his home state of Gujarat in Western India. Modi led the state for 13 years between 2001 and 2014, until he contested for Lok Sabha (House of the People) when he was subsequently elected as Prime Minister by his Bharatiya Janata Party.
The BJP holds the seat of power in Gujarat since past 27 years, and Modi aims to continue the winning streak of his party in his home state.
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