Amid loud cheers and 'Modi, Modi' chants, it was a grand homecoming for Prime Minister Narendra as he visited Sabarmati's Ranip to cast his vote in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly Elections on Thursday.
Amid loud cheers and 'Modi, Modi' chants, it was a grand homecoming for Prime Minister Narendra as he visited Sabarmati's Ranip to cast his vote in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly Elections on Thursday.
Hundreds of voters lined up on both sides of the roads leading up to the booth number 115 in Ranip area to catch a glimpse of the Prime Minister.
Smiling and waving to the crowd, PM Modi stood in the queue to cast his vote. Later, he walked around 500 metre right outside the polling booth to his cavalcade showing his inked finger to the loud cheers. Many were seen clicking photos of the Prime Minister.
The Congress has termed the walk as a 'roadshow' and called it a breach of the poll codes. Addressing the media, senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala slammed the Prime Minister. Another party leader Ashok Gehlot said that 'the Election Commission it seems is working under pressure from PM and PMO.”
There are reports that the poll panel will look into the allegations made by the Congress. Earlier in the day, senior-most BJP leaders were seen casting their votes in the second phase of Gujarat elections.
The biggies include BJP president Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and LK Advani.
After an acrimonious campaign, voting for the second and final phase of the Gujarat assembly elections is under way today in 93 seats in North and Central Gujarat.
Around 2.22 crore voters are eligible to exercise franchise today to choose between the two main contenders, the BJP and the Congress.
A total of 851 candidates are in the fray for the second phase.
The first phase of voting, held on December 9, covered 89 seats of the 182-member House.
The election is being seen as a "prestige battle" for Prime Minister Modi and a litmus test for the leadership of Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi.
In the 2012 Assembly polls, the BJP won 115 seats while the Congress bagged 61. The votes will be counted on December 18.
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