Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday headed for a second straight win from the urban constituency of Ghatlodia, where he had taken a comfortable lead of almost 20,000 votes over his nearest rival after five rounds of vote counting.
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The trust has around 35 kg of gold and will deposit the gold which is not in day-to-day use of the temple.
"The bus driver lost control due to heavy rain as the tyres slipped on the road when brakes were applied," Banaskantha SP said.
Akshardham temple belongs to the Swaminarayan sect, which has a huge following among the Patel community, and the Congress is trying to woo the community.
Election time forces candidates, friends and family to seek divine intervention.
Hemant Shivsaran lists the number of projects the Modi government has announced since August to woo Gujarat voters.
Informal talks with people close to the Patidar leader are on to enlist the support of the Patel community, which comprises 20 per cent of the voters.
The temples are concerned about the religious sentiments of the devotees who donate gold ornaments in the name of the deities
The prime minister took the first-ever flight by such a craft in the country on the last day of campaigning for the Gujarat polls.
Chandrakant Sompura has either planned, designed, built or renovated over a hundred temples in India and abroad.
A total of 851 candidates are in the fray for 93 seats spread across 14 districts in north and central Gujarat, in the final phase of the polls, where 2.22 crore people are eligible to exercise their franchise.
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Later addressing a public meeting in Varana, Gandhi asked Modi to respond to allegations of manipulative share trading by a firm linked to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
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