In Pics: People come out to vote in first phase of Gujarat elections
Gujarat Elections - a crucial battleground for the Congress and the BJP before 2019 General Elections - have begun with the votes being cast for the Phase 1 for the 182- seat Assembly. Over 2 crore voters will decide the fate of 977 candidates. The polling that began at 8 am and will conclude at 5 pm. Along with the Electronic Voting Machine, the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail will also be used during the polling.
Gujarat Elections - a crucial battleground for the Congress and the BJP before 2019 General Elections - have begun with the votes being cast for the Phase 1 for the 182- seat Assembly. Over 2 crore voters will decide the fate of 977 candidates. The polling that began at 8 am and will conclude at 5 pm. Along with the Electronic Voting Machine, the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail will also be used during the polling.
Three generations come together to vote during the first phase of the Assembly Elections in Gujarat at Rajkot - Gargi Raval/DNA Photo
Fifty-one-year-old Bhavna Goani, an NRI, said she flew down to Rajkot just to vote in the assembly elections - Gargi Raval/DNA Photo
88 yr old Manhar Mehta reaches early to cast hos vote in Rajkot. His son has not decided whether he wants to vote - Gargi Raval/DNA Photo
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani with his family after casting their vote in Rajkot
A newly married couple enter a polling booth during the first phase of the Gujarat elections - ANI Twitter
People wait for their turn to cast their vote at a polling station in Rajkot - Gargi Raval/DNA Photo