New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 on Wednesday afternoon. The state will go to polls in two phases on December 9 and 14. Counting will be held on December 18.
Chief election commissioner AK Joti said voting will take place on December 9 and 14. Polling will be held in 89 seats across 19 districts under the first phase and 93 seats in 14 districts in the next round.
The contest in Gujarat, Modi’s home state where the BJP has been in power for 22 years, will also be keenly watched for signs of voter reaction to some of his radical economic policies that made doing business far more complicated and raised the cost of compliance.