Voting underway for local bodies polls in Gujarat
The Hindu
Elections to Gujarat’s 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats are being held on Sunday across 36,000 polling booths in the state.
Voters, including leaders from various political parties, arrived at the booths to cast their vote after polling began at 7 am.
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