Gujarat Election Dates To Be Announced Today!

Announced at Noon…

On Thursday, The Election Commission will announce the schedule of the Gujarat Assembly election on Thursday at 12 noon. 

Last month, the EC announced the schedule of the Himachal Pradesh election and faced questions as to why it skipped announcing the schedule of the Gujarat Assembly Election 2022.

As per the information given, Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar explained that it was not unprecedented as in 2017 also the schedule of the two assembly elections was announced separately. The weather of Himachal Pradesh was cited as one of the reasons why the schedule for the state was announced first.

Himachal Pradesh will vote on November 12 and the counting will take place on December 8.

The term of the Gujarat assembly ends on February 18, 2023, while the term of the Himachal Pradesh assembly will end on January 8, 2023.

The BJP, which has been ruling the state for nearly 25 years, is on the backfoot after the aftermath of the bridge collapse revealed glaring lapses, putting the Bhupendra Patel dispensation on a sticky wicket.

The 2017 state polls had seen the Congress dent the BJP's performance by putting up its best show in decades. The ruling party, however, still managed to retain power.

The battle for Gujarat has intensified with the BJP and the AAP emerging as the top two players. In 2017, the BJP won 99 of the 182 seats while 77 seats were with the Congress. The ruling party is looking to secure its sixth straight term in the home state of PM Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.