Gujarat Polls: Security Stepped Up Outside Strongrooms Ahead Of Counting Of Votes. In Pics

Counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly elections, that were held in two phases on December 1 and 5, across 33 districts, will be held on Thursday. The state has stepped up security arrangements in the strongrooms. (Image: PTI)

The counting of votes will start at 8 am at 37 counting centres covering the 182 Assembly seats. The image shows polling officials monitoring a strongroom through CCTV footage ahead of counting of votes. (Image: PTI)

While the contest in Gujarat has always been between the BJP and Congress, it has been three-cornered this time with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entering the poll arena. The image shows Border Security force (BSF) personnel standing guard at a strongroom in Ahmedabad ahead of vote counting. (Image: PTI)