Amit Shah earlier in the day held a 4-km-long roadshow from Sardar Patel statue in Naranpura, that culminated at the Patel Statue of Patidar Chowk in KK Nagar.
Union Minister Rajnath Singh in his address congratulated Amit Shah and said the party chief will live up to the expectations of the constituency.
Leaders of BJP's allies and Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, are scheduled to accompany Shah during filing of his nomination papers.
