About 66 per cent voting was recorded in the four polling booths in Gujarat where repolling was held today, state election office said here. 7th September Apathy wave may spring surprises. The moderate turnout of voters in the State on Sunday proved both the BJP and the Congress wrong. 6th September Voting takes back seat as Saurashtrians go holidaying. For Saurashtrians, the choice boiled down to a five-day break from work during Janmashtmi, gambling or exercising their franchise.
Disillusioned voters shun polling.
Frequent elections coupled with failure of successive governments in solving the basic needs of people kept the turnout low as polling for the 26 Lok Sabha seats ended on Sunday evening. The Star News quoted top defence officials as saying that more than 30 intruders, including Pakistani Rangers, have entered Gujarat by boat soon after a Pakistani surveillance aircraft was shot down by the Indian Air Force in the marshlands near Sir Creek area three weeks ago. Lack of water may shrink BJP fortunes Deepal Trevedie finds out Kshatriya factor, RJP merger to help Congress in gaining background. An undate on the key constituencies in Saurashtra. 2nd September Gujarat BJP website launched.