The Election Commission will announce the dates for the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections on Thursday. According to reports, the poll panel will announce it today at 12 noon in a press conference.
The poll panel surprised experts after it announced the dates for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections but left out Gujarat last month.
The poll panel’s announcement comes at a time when the BJP-led government is grappling with the political fallout from the Morbi bridge collapse that killed 135 people.
BJP has ruled the state for 25 years. However, the party is getting a strong challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party, which is trying to expand its footprint across the country.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party holds governments in Delhi and Punjab. It is gaining support in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and wants to replace Congress as the main opposition.
The Congress came a close second in the Gujarat elections in 2017. However, the party’s state unit now seems fragmented. He is also getting a dual challenge from BJP and AAP.
Kejriwal said that the upcoming elections are a contest between BJP vs AAP.
However, Congress claims it is getting a good response in Gujarat.