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| | Thursday, 12 December, 2002, 13:03 GMT In pictures: Gujarat goes to polls People in India's western Gujarat state voted on Thursday to elect a new government. The polls were seen as a crucial test for the ruling BJP, and massive security was in place to prevent a repeat of religious violence which swept the state earlier in the year.
 Turnout was high, with queues at polling stations  A massive security presence prevented trouble breaking out  Thousands of election staff were deployed  The incumbent chief minister is accused of whipping up anti-Muslim feeling  Special arrangements were made to allow displaced riot victims to vote | |
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