<span style="color: #222222;">Political parties have intensified the selection process of the candidates as the last date for filing the nomination is coming closer.<br />''Aam Aadmi Party Gujarat President Gopal Italia will contest the assembly polls from the Katargam seat in Surat while the party General Secretary Manoj Saorathiya has been fielded from the Karanj seat in Surat. AAP convener Arvind Kejariwal announced this today. The party also issued a list of Star campaigners for the assembly polls. Along with senior AAP leaders, cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh will also campaign for AAP in Gujarat. Party's young MP Raghav Chadda will participate in political campaigning at Navsari today.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the national president of BJP Yuva Morcha Tejaswee Surya addressed the first-time voters in Ahmedabad today. The programme was organized as part of the BJP's ongoing Agresar Gujarat campaign to seek suggestions from the people for the party manifesto for the assembly elections. The National spokesperson of the party Sambit Patra will meet the media in Gandhinagar today.</span>

<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, political activities have intensified in view of assembly elections. Campaigning for assembly polls is also gaining momentum with senior leaders from various political parties holding roadshows, public meetings, and press conferences in the state to reach out to voters.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that as part of the ruling BJP's political campaigning, National Spokesperson Sambit Patra will hold a press meeting today at Gandhinagar. The National President of BJP Yuva Morcha Tejaswi Surya will address the first-time voters in Ahmedabad today.  BJP parliamentary board will meet today to finalize the names of candidates for the polls. On the other hand, Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal and Party state president Gopal Italia aggressively campaigned in Junagadh and surat yesterday by positioning AAP as an alternative to BJP. Party also issued the 12th list of seven candidates. Meanwhile, Opposition Congress received a major setback yesterday after the 10 times MLA of the party and senior tribal leader Mohan Rathva left the party and joined BJP.</span><br />