BJP president Amit Shah filed his nomination papers from Gandhinagar for the Lok Sabha elections 2019. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray were among the top BJP leaders who accompanied him.

Top leaders, including union ministers and many NDA allies, had shared stage with Mr Shah at a public meeting in Gandhinagar this morning and then held a road show through the city.

Mr Shah, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, has been nominated by the BJP for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. Mr Shah is replacing BJP veteran L K Advani, who had been winning uninterrupted from Gandhinagar since 1998, from the prestigious constituency.

Last date for filing nominations is April 4. Polling for all the 26 seats of Gujarat will take place on April 23.