Ahmedabad: Delhi ?? s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and other AAP leaders wave to their supporters during a road show ahead of Civic body elections in Ahmedabad, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also cast his vote in Naranpura ward of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the Gujarat BJP said in a release on Saturday. CM Vijay Rupani, who tested positive for coronavirus during the campaign, is also likely to vote in his hometown Rajkot after getting discharged from the hospital.
During the campaign, the BJP played the “development” card, while the Congress, which has been out of power in these local bodies for a long time now, cited “lack of amenities” and the recent fuel price hike to turn the tide. Meanwhile, AAP has claimed it would be an effective alternative to the BJP and Congress.
Following the civic polls to six municipalities, polls to 31 districts and 231 taluka panchayats as well as 81 municipalities will be held on February 28.
Meanwhile, the Congress and the BJP workers allegedly clashed Friday, the last day for campaigning as supporters of the two parties came face to face during rallies at ward number 16 in Vadodara.
The Gujarat High Court rejected a plea moved by Anand district panchayat members affiliated to Congress, seeking a uniform date for declaration of results for the elections to municipal corporations, taluka panchayats and municipalities. The court observed it was not possible for the State Election Commission (SEC) to control the minds of voters from being influenced by several factors and that the SEC should avoid taking a certificate from any court that ‘Rome burned while Nero fiddled’.
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