<span style="color: #222222;">Electioneering gained momentum in both Gujarath and Himachal Pradesh. In Gujarat,notification for the first phase of  Assembly elections will be issued tomorrow. The process of filling the nomination forms will begin after the notification is issued. Polling will be held in the state in two phases.<br />''<br />''The first phase of polling is scheduled on 1st  December while the second phase will be held on 5th December. The term of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly ends on 18 February 2023.<br />''<br />''Voting will be held in 89 assembly seats in the first phase. Candidates can file their nomination forms for the first phase till November 14. Scrutiny of forms will be held on 15th November. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is November 17.<br />''<br />''The counting of votes will be held on December 8 along with Himachal Pradesh.<br />''<br />''As the time of Himachal Assembly elections is approaching, the campaigning in the state has also intensified.<br />''<br />''The war of words between various political parties has intensified and allegations and counter-allegations have brought heat in the electoral arena.<br />''<br />''Senior leaders of BJP and Congress are constantly addressing election meetings and surrounding each other on many issues.<br />''<br />''Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are addressing election rallies in various assembly constituencies of the state today. Whereas AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be address a rally Nagrota Bagwan, in Kangra district.<br />''<br />''In the public meetings held till noon, senior BJP leaders surrounded the Congress on the issue of stopping and opposing development works including scams.<br />''<br />''The leaders said the state has made relentless development during the tenure of the double-engine government.<br />''<br />''During a press conference in Shimla, All India Congress Party spokesperson Supriya Shrinet surrounded the BJP over women security in the state and the country.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, Congress has also given full force in the campaign. Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is addressing an election rally at Nagrota in Kangra district.<br />''<br />''With elections just round the corner, Congress has promised that it will restore old pension scheme in the first cabinet meeting as soon as it forms the government.  </span><br />