Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah casts his vote in a polling booth in Naranpura as the voting for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly elections has commenced. I appeal the voters of Gujarat to come out and cast the votes for the development of the state and participate in the celebration of democracy, the BJP state president said on Thursday during the media briefing. The voting will conclude till 5 pm in more than 25,000 polling stations. In the second and concluding phase of elections, 93 constituencies spread across 14 districts in north and central Gujarat will set off to the polls.

Alpesh Thakor, who coupled with the Congress, is in the hunt for election from Radhanpur constituency. Lavingji Thakor of the saffron BJP is contesting in opposition to him. Vadgam SC seat is another important constituency from where independent nominee Jignesh Mevani is challenging the election on Congress to support in opposition to BJP's Vijay Chakravarti.

In Maninagar, the constituency once is a symbol for the seat of PM Modi, Congress has given a ticket to foreign-educated young face Sweta Bhrambhatt in opposition to BJP's sitting MLA Suresh Patel. Narendra Modi had departed from the constituency after becoming the PM in 2014.