MUMBAI: Gujarat, the state which is inarguably the epicentre of contemporary Indian politics, is gearing up for Assembly Elections 2017. With the confirmation of a strong participation from all major political forces in play, Ahmedabad the nerve centre of the state is all geared-up to host India TV Chunav Manch, channel’s flagship Election Conclave.

The political fervour has started to grip none but all across the country like never before – to say the least the upcoming elections in Prime Minister’s home state are almost seen as run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. To capture the rising political fever in the state and to keep the viewers on the top of the news spectrum, nation’s leading news broadcaster India TV has announced Ahmedabad edition of “Chunav Manch - full-day Mega Conclave”.

India’s foremost news personality, India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma shall lead the charge to set the agenda of the long eventful day. He along with his team of leading India TV Anchors shall grill the political big-wheelers who shall be present for the occasion. The landmark conclave shall unofficially mark the commencement of a hugely anticipated high-decibel campaigns by all major political parties in the state.

India TV Events have always been recognized for excellence both in terms of execution and participation. As being rightly anticipated, the Ahmedabad edition of Chunav Manch shall host an impressive set of dignitaries along with nation’s & state’s top political stakeholders.

Amongst those who are most likely to be present for the day include – Finance Minister Arun Jaitely, BJP President Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, Former CMs - Anandiben Patel & Shankersinh Vaghela, Congress Leaders Ahmed Patel & Arjun Modhwadia and Political Activist Hardik Patel.

India TV MD Ritu Dhawan announcing Chunav Manch – Ahmedabad said, “As a leading News Channel, our primary responsibility towards our viewers is providing them with rich content together with maintaining a healthy share of original content in our programming mix. We are simply fulfilling our Brand promise.”

“As I have held in the past as well, we compete only with ourselves and given the benchmarks we have been able to create, going forward is always a motivation,” she added.

Chunav Manch – Ahmedabad is scheduled for 15 October 2017 and will be telecast live on India TV through the day.