Gandhinagar sources have stated that yesterday the voting for the presidential election concluded at the state secretariat on Monday with 180 out of total 182 members of the Gujarat Assembly having exercised their franchise.
Meanwhile BJP president Amit Shah, who represents Naranpura seat of Ahmedabad, cast his vote in Delhi, while the lone JD (U) MLA, Chhotu Vasava, refrained from voting as a mark of protest.Sources have stated that in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, the ruling BJP has 122 MLAs, while the Congress has 57, the NCP has two and the JD (U) one.
In the Lok Sabha, all 26 MPs from the state belong to the BJP. Out of the total 11 Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat, two belong to the Congress while nine are from the BJP.Meanwhile Gujarat BJP's chief whip Pankaj Desai said Only MLAs cast their votes here while all the MPs exercised their franchise in Delhi and upon the completion of the voting at Swarnim Sankul, Rupani exuded confidence that Kovind will become the next president with a thumping majority.
