Gujarat Polls:70 Electronic Voting Machines Malfunction in Surat
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and his wife Anjali Rupani were among the first to vote as polling started for 89 of 182 constituencies in the first phases of assembly elections in the state. Reports say 70 Electronic Voting Machines had malfunctioned in Surat, some of which were later restored. Kutch, Saurashtra and south Gujarat are voting today after a bitter and personal campaign between the Congress and the BJP. For the last two days, suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's "neech" slur against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dominated the campaign. PM Modi, in a tweet this morning, urged people to come out and vote in large numbers. Mr Rupani and his wife cast their votes from Rajkot. The chief minister is from Saurashtra's Rajkot-West seat, the most-watched in today's contest. His main challenger is Indranil Rajyaguru, who is the richest man in the state assembly. "People should come out in large numbers to vote. We are v...