'The Congress is solely responsible for the situation that has arisen in Surat'

'The BJP is using administrative machinery to fight elections'

The Congress-AAP alliance this time aims to give a tough fight and stop the division of anti-BJP votes.

Of some 70 villages in the coastal area of Gujarat's Kutch district, people of Salaya are the last to shift to safe shelters in the face of the approaching cyclone Biparjoy.

Hundreds of people are being evacuated from coastal villages in Kutch district in view of cyclone Biparjoy, but authorities are facing a challenge as many villagers are reluctant to leave their livestock and belongings behind.

Mevani claimed the time has come for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "retire".

In earlier elections, the Congress was considered the only major contender for Muslim votes in Gujarat, but this time the main opposition party is facing stiff competition from smaller outfits to get minority electors on its side.

It had given the BJP a tough fight in 2017 winning 77 of the 182 seats at stake.

The recent bridge collapse in Morbi in which 135 people were killed may have an impact on BJP's electoral fortunes.

Gujarat voters, spoilt for choice, are eagerly waiting to see what the BJP will offer them.

'Kaba Gandhi no Delo', a bungalow in a narrow bylane of old Rajkot is mute witness to events that laid the foundation of the beliefs that shaped the character of the 'Father of the Nation'.

He alleged that the Congress was 'deceiving' the people over the issue of reservation, while the agitators were lining up for poll tickets.

'The BJP's target could be the Kolis, Thakors and other numerically strong OBC communities to negate the shift of the Patel vote bank.'

Smartly blending its development agenda with Hindutva politics, the BJP has not lost assembly elections in the state since 1995.

The BJP took a dig at Gandhi, saying the Congress vice president was visiting temples as his party has failed to win elections in the state for long time.

Gandhi said if the Congress was voted to power, his party's government would function from Gujarat and not on orders from Delhi.