Summary:
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who visited Gujarat seven times in the past three months, will be back in the state later this week, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to crisscross the whole state starting next week. PM Narendra Modi, the ruling BJP's biggest vote catcher, is expected to begin his Gujarat election campaign from next week. He is expected to address about 25 – 30 rallies in the run-up to the polls in his home state. In the first phase, polling will be held in Kutch, Saurashtra and south Gujarat on December 9, while seats in central and north Gujarat go to polls on December 14. He is expected to address public rallies in Bhuj, Amreli, Vapi and Kamrej on November 27, and in Navsari, Bharuch, Junagadh and Bhavnagar on November 29..