Gandhinagar: Voting picked up in Gujarat's second phase elections as the sun warmed away the winter chill, with around 30 per cent polling registered by afternoon. Voting is being held in 93 assembly constituencies across 14 districts in northern and central regions of the state. There are 851 candidates in the fray.

Polling officials checking the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, a day before the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. Pic/PTI