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Congress workers say top leaders unwilling to campaign in Muslim areas; BJP encourages Muslims to attend its public meetings LATEST NEWS : As the Congress embraces “soft” Hindutva in Gujarat , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached out to the Muslim community of the state. In Bharuch, Modi accused the Congress of stoking a Hindu-Muslim divide. He said Bharuch and Kutch, two districts with significant Muslim populations, are economically the fastest growing districts of Gujarat. The PM went on to say how during the Congress rule, celebrating festivals comes with the apprehension of violence. The PM’s comments come on the heels of a finely-tuned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outreach campaign among the minority as well as the majority communities in Gujarat, which has the Congress worried. According to Congress workers as well as activists, the feedback is increasingly that several in the Muslim community, even if they do not vote for the BJP, might not turn up...

The assembly elections will take place in two phases for 182 seats LATEST NEWS :  Gujarat assembly elections will be held in two phases for 182 seats on December 9 and 14 and counting of votes will take place on December 18. "There are 4.33 crore voters in Gujarat. 50,128 polling booths will be set up. Gujarat assembly poll will be fully VVPAT-based. There will be 102 all-woman manned stations," said Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti while annoucing poll dates. The Model Code of conduct comes into effect immediately. "Voter assistance booth will be set up for every polling station and differently-abled voters will be given preference. Height of voting compartment increased to maintain secrecy," he added. Videography, CCTV, webcasting coverage will be done for all critical events without violating secrecy. Candidates will be required to open separate bank accounts for election expenditures and ceiling of election expenditure is ...