The Cyclone Ochki, which is expected to settle near Surat by midnight, has come as a dampener amid the election heat in Gujarat. Nearly half-a-dozen rallies by star campaigners from both sides, scheduled for today and tomorrow, had to be cancelled. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose rally at Surat tomorrow has been postponed by a day, asked senior party leaders of the state to focus on extending all help to people likely to be hit by the cyclone.
