Gujarat Assembly Elections: Amit Shah and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel hold roadshow in Ghatlodiya

Gandhinagar, Nov 16: BJP leader Amit Shah and Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday (Nov 16) held a roadshow in Ghatlodiya in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, ahead of nomination filing by the Chief Minister for upcoming Assembly elections.

BJP leader Amit Shah will accompany Patel during the filing of nominations for the polls. Earlier on Tuesday (Nov 15), Union Home Minister Amit Shah exuded confidence in the BJP forming government in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections and said that the party will "break all records and win with the most number of seats". Speaking to the media here, Shah had said, "BJP in this Assembly elections, will break all records and win with the most number of seats and will form the government with a majority."

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Shah hailed the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and said that they are giving pace to the developmental work in the state. The Home Minister also mentioned the law and order situation and said that it has improved in the state. "The leadership of PM Modi and CM Patel is giving pace to development work. Gujarat's law and order situation has improved, state's economy has grown. PM Modi's development model for Dalits, tribals and OBC community of Gujarat is being followed by CM Patel," he said.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Bhupendra Patel to contest from the Ghatlodiya constituency in Ahmedabad for the polls slated to be held in two phases on December 1 and December 5. On Monday (Nov 14), the BJP released its fourth list of candidates, where it announced 12 names including two women candidates. Earlier, the party released the names of 167 candidates for Gujarat polls.