The airport began operations at the ICT by managing domestic inbound and outbound cargo on the opening day, with international cargo expected to follow soon.
While efforts by the ruling BJP that started the demand and campaign for the name change of Ahmedabad to Karnavati might have weakened, it is the RSS-backed student body Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) that continues to press for this name change.
While the construction of the Vidhana Soudha itself began in 1952, its conception lies a year earlier, during the term of KC Reddy, the first chief minister of Mysore.
Built in 1573, it was the "last great building in the Gujarati style before the Mughal conquest" (‘Ahmadabad’, Marg Publication) and is known for its 'jaali', the intricate stone lattice work on its windows.