Amit Shah starts daylong poll campaign in his own constituency in home-state Gujarat

Ahmedabad: BJP president and party candidate for Gandhinagar Lok sabha seat in his home-state Gujarat, Amit Shah today started his daylong poll campaign which would cover 3 of the total 7 assembly segments in his constituency that is situated in Ahmedabad with two phased road shows and meeting with voters.Shah started the campaign with a grand road show on the occasion of BJP’s foundation day this morning which in two phases would cover several areas of Ahmedabad which falls under Gandhinagar LS constituency. He will also held meeting with voters late in the evening.

        The two phased road show which started from Vejalpur area in his erstwhile constituency Sarkhej crossed through Vanzar, Sarkhej gam, Roja, Shrinandnagar, Jivraj park and would also cross through Devash flat, Swaminarayan temple, Shyamal Bridge, 100 ft road, Haran circle, Shraddha school crossing, Jodhpur crossing, Mansi circle, Vastrapur Shahid chowk and culminate at Haveli Mandir in the after noon. State president of BJP Jeetu Vaghani and local MLAs were also present in the open vehicle in which Shah wearing a saffron turban and party scarf was standing and waving at the people and party carders standing en route. Party workers also showered flower petals on him to welcome him.

        It would resume in the second phase  at 1730 hrs in the evening from Ranip and cross through Nirnaynagar underpass, Chandlodia, Umiyahall, Vandemataram road, kankunagar, Durga school, Sardar Chowk, Navnirman school, Ranip Bus stand, Sabarmati power house, Ramnagar, Rambaug road, Nilkanth Mahadev, Hariom Society to end at Devbhoomi road in the late evening.

        Both the road show would cover three assembly segments Vejalpur, Sabarmati and Ghatlodia. All the three are currently represented by BJP. Of the total seven assembly segments in Gandhinagar LS seat 5 are with BJP and remaining two Kalol and Gandhinagar-North (which is represented by C J Chavda who is currently the Congress candidate against Shah) were in Congress’ kitty.

      In the night he would hold meeting with the residents of various societies in Bopal and do direct communication with them.

       Shah had after a grand rally of NDA and road show on March 30 filed his nomination for the LS seat which was earlier represented six times by veteran leader L K Advani and once by Late A B Vajpayee.

         Polling on Gandhinagar seat along with remaining 25 seats in Gujarat would be held simultaneously on April 23. Notably, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would also participate in two BJP campaign events in Vadodara and Anand today. PM Narendara Modi would do two election rallies in Junagadh and Songadh on April 10.

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