Suvendu Adhikari to retain Bhabanipur seat, vacate Nandigram
Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to retain the Bhabanipur assembly constituency while vacating the Nandigram seat.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah cast his vote on Tuesday at a booth located in Naranpura area of Ahmedabad city, which comes under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Amit Shah, who is contesting from the Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat for the 2019 Lok Sabha election after casting his vote appealed to the people of Gujarat to come out in large numbers to exercise their democratic right.
"Your every vote can take the country forward, it can secure the country and it can lead the nation on the path of development," said Amit Shah, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election for the first time.
Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to retain the Bhabanipur assembly constituency while vacating the Nandigram seat.
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