Gujarat Elections 2022 Updates: D-Day nears for second phase of polling for Gujarat Elections 2022 for 93 seats with 833 candidates in the fray that will be held on December 5. The first phase of the polls for 89 seats were held on December 1. The BJP, which has ruled the state for 27 years, is seeking to win a straight seventh term. If it succeeds, it will equal the record of the Left Front government which had ruled in West Bengal for seven consecutive terms till 2011. Votes will be counted on December 8.
On Saturday, the BJP held a high-level meeting at the Gujarat BJP state office Kamalam after the second Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the two-day national office-bearers meeting in Delhi on Monday, soon after casting his vote in his home state of Gujarat during the second phase of polling for the assembly elections. According to sources, the prime minister wants a feedback report from all the states and, hence, asked to convene the meeting. With elections in Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Gujarat wrapped up, he did not want to lose a single day in seeking a state-wise report and guiding the BJP cadre with an eye on Lok Sabha 2024, they added. FULL STORY
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur paid a courtesy call on the Dalai Lama at his residence on Sunday. “I am delighted to have the opportunity again to meet with His Holiness Dalai Lama today. Because of his grace and divine blessing, Dharamshala has earned its name as an international tourist destination.” He said the Dalai Lama extolled the existence of religious freedom and harmony in India and affirmed his committed service to strengthen that harmony.
BJP will again form government in Himachal Pradesh. The trend of change in government every 5 years in the state will end this time: Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur pic.twitter.com/u4BlDqgj9y
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2022
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi interacted with party leaders at the BJP office in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/ggQFkhUDec
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Sunday evening for exercising his franchise in the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections on December 5. The prime minister will cast his vote at a polling station set up at a high school in Ranip locality in Ahmedabad city on Monday morning, an official said.
Gujarat | PM Narendra Modi leaves the residence of his mother Heeraben Modi after meeting her. pic.twitter.com/sLCXml0qgJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2022
#Gujaratpolls2022:10,000 police personnel, 6000 home guards, 112 companies of central forces, 15 companies of SRP deployed. Area domination, route march, flag march taking place in sensitive areas, paramilitary forces are also deployed in such areas: Komal Vyas, DCP pic.twitter.com/NmfWAPNJNq
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2022
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the residence of his mother Heeraben Modi, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/eomBD0wTtc
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2022
The polling parties in Gujarat have gathered at the EVM distribution centre in Gandhinagar ahead of the second phase of polling in the state on Monday. The Election Commission had announced the conduct of Gujarat Assembly elections in two phases on December 1 and December 5.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach the Ranip polling booth to cast his vote during the second phase of Gujarat assembly elections, tomorrow after 8 am. Preparations are underway at the polling station, with an alternate route for traffic and fire department officials on standby.
“BJP will form government again in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and BJP will also form government in MCD,” said Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday.
MCD चुनाव, गुजरात और हिमाचल प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव में तीनों जगह कमल खिलेगा। गुजरात और हिमाचल प्रदेश में भाजपा की फिर से सरकार बनेगी और MCD में भी भाजपा की सरकार बनेगी: केंद्रीय मंत्री अनुराग ठाकुर, हिसार, हरियाणा pic.twitter.com/3P6ok2EELg
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 4, 2022
Ahmedabad | Alternate route is planned for traffic. Fire Dept officers will be on standby. Emergency evacuation plan also prepared: Aniruddh Gadhvi, Chief Fire Officer, AMC on preparations at Ranip polling booth where PM Modi will cast his vote for Gujarat Assembly polls tomorrow pic.twitter.com/dUJ18sPlWF
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2022
Polling parties gather at an EVM distribution centre in Gandhinagar ahead of the second phase of #GujaratAssemblyPolls tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/2T5VLOwpGF
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2022
#Exclusive | People of Gujarat have decided to create history : Harsh Sangvi (@sanghaviharsh), Gujarat Home Minister speaks with @siddhantvm during a road show in Kalol#GujaratElections2022 #GujaratElection2022 | @akankshaswarups pic.twitter.com/d5IebnRRUC
— News18 (@CNNnews18) December 3, 2022
#BattleForGujarat | Can #Congress expand on 2017?
Women entrepreneurs of Anand district share their success stories in #Gujarat
Watch #ABillionIdeas with @maryashakil pic.twitter.com/5B5EoAg6Ta
— News18 (@CNNnews18) December 3, 2022
The Aam Aadmi Party has left no stone unturned in its fiery election campaign in Gujarat, aimed at launching itself as a national party by the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024. While Gujarat may play a crucial role in national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s pan-India ambitions, the party is no stranger to fighting even the toughest fight. READ MORE
The contest for the Muslim-dominated Jamalpur Khadia Assembly constituency in Ahmedabad city has become a three-cornered one with the entry of Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, a cause of worry especially for Congress as the AIMIM nominee is a former MLA of the Grand Old Party who had contested as an Independent in 2012 resulting in the victory for BJP from the seat.
The seat goes to polls along with 92 other Assembly segments in the second and final phase on December 5.
Training of counting staff started in Shimla ahead of the results of Himachal Pradesh elections pic.twitter.com/okS89c6SXE
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2022
More than 30 per cent Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates contesting in the second phase of Gujarat assembly polls are facing criminal charges, a new report from Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed.
Gujarat Election Watch and ADR have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 833 candidates who are contesting in Phase II in 93 constituencies. At least 19 (20 per cent) of 93 constituencies are Red Alert constituencies — where three or more candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
The BJP has called a meeting of all 68 of its candidates on Sunday, ahead of the counting of votes on December 8 and with pollsters predicting an unclear verdict for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections. READ MORE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who completed his campaign trail across Gujarat ahead of the second phase of the state Assembly polls, said people of the state want the trajectory of developments in the last two decades to continue.
In the first phase of voting on December 1 of the Gujarat Assembly elections, an average voter turnout of 63.31 per cent was recorded in 89 seats, the Election Commission said on Friday while announcing final figures. The turnout was lower than the 66.75 per cent recorded in the first phase in the same 89 constituencies in the 2017 state elections.
After lower voter turnout for polling in the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections on December 1, the Election Commission of India on Saturday urged voters to come out in large numbers for the second phase on December 5.
Polling for the first phase in 19 districts of Saurashtra, Kutch and south Gujarat was held on Thursday. The fate of 788 candidates was sealed in Electronic Voting Machines.
The second phase of 2022 elections for remaining 93 seats with 833 candidates in the fray will be held on December 5, and votes will be counted on December 8.
Himachal Pradesh Elections 2022
The BJP has called a meeting of all 68 of its candidates on Sunday, ahead of the counting of votes on December 8 and with pollsters predicting an unclear verdict for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.
Though pollsters have predicted a tight finish, the BJP leadership was not expecting as many rebel candidates to make an impact barring a few seats. “No matter how much the Independents draw a good clout, ultimately, the voters have gone with a party that would provide stability,” said a BJP leader.
In the run-up to the assembly elections, the BJP was jolted by rebellion within its ranks. Defying the party diktat not to contest polls against official BJP candidates, some leaders fought independently after being denied tickets. The party faced rebel candidates in the crucial Mandi area, home district of the chief minister.
Himachal Pradesh went to polls on November 12 and the counting of votes will be held on December 8. The highest polling of 62.75 per cent was recorded in Lahaul and Spiti district, followed by 60.38 per cent in Sirmour and 58.9 per cent in Mandi, the home district of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur.
More than 55 lakh voted in the hill state to decide the fate of 412 candidates, including Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, former CM Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh and former BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti. Aam Adami Party (AAP) too hopes to create a mark in the state and is contesting on all 68 seats.
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