Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP patriarch L K Advani and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley are among the saffron heavyweights required to exercise their franchise in the second and final phase of Gujarat polls. While Modi will count his vote at Sabarmati Assembly constituency, Advani is supposed to exercise his franchise at Jamalpur-Khadia seat and Jaitley in Vejalpur constituency, all placed in Ahmedabad, a party release stated.

The second phase of polling in Gujarat starts today

A total of 851 competitors are in the conflict for 93 seats spread over 14 districts in north and central Gujarat, in the final phase of the polls, where 2.22 crore people are qualified for exercise their franchise.

The security has been enlarged in different parts of the state in the wake of the elections.The Bhartiya Janata Party has placed 93 candidates for this phase, while Congress has brought only 91.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP Chief Amit Shah, and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also pay the visit to cast their votes in their constituencies The First phase of the Gujarat Assembly Polls 2017 saw voter turnout 68 percent.In the interim, re-election will be conducted tomorrow in two booths of Jamjodhpur constituency, two booths in Una, one in Nijjar, and one in Umargam. The consequences will be announced on December 18.