Gandhinagar: Rallies and roadshows marked the final day of campaigning for Gujarat’s civic body elections, with chief minister Bhupendra Patel leading a BJP roadshow in eastern Ahmedabad as candidates across parties held similar outreach programmes in their wards. Patel, accompanied by Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma, led the roadshow that began from Shyam Shikhar crossroads, passed through India Colony, Thakkarbapanagar approach road, Leelanagar, Khodiyar Nagar Road and 80 Feet Road’s Beti Bachao Circle, and ended near Khodiyar Mandir.BJP supporters, local leaders and MLAs joined the procession. On the last day of campaigning, several state ministers and senior leaders also took part in rallies and public events in different districts across Gujarat.Cong leaders also participated in election rallies across the state. In Ahmedabad, Congress candidates led roadshows in all the municipal wards, a party statement said.An AAP statement said that the state unit president, Isudan Gadhvi, led rallies across Saurashtra. He said that the firing on one of the AAP candidates, Ajay Bambhaniya, in Una taluka of Gir Somnath district, is an act of desperation as AAP is set to win the Una taluka panchayat. AAP leader Manish Sisodia also led the party’s campaign in Rajkot on Friday.A total of 15 municipal corporations, including nine where elections will be held for the first time, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats will go to polls on Sunday. Counting of votes will take place on April 28.
