Bodies of ex-Gujarat CM Rupani, 62 other air crash victims matched with DNA samples so far
Meanwhile, the toll in the air crash reached 270, including passengers and resident doctors of B J Medical College.
Meanwhile, the toll in the air crash reached 270, including passengers and resident doctors of B J Medical College.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel went to the residence of former CM Vijay Rupani and informed his family that his DNA matching had been done.
Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil confirmed Rupani died in the plane crash.
The Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad this afternoon.
The Mahayuti alliance, which comprises the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde), and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), is yet to finalise its chief ministerial candidate despite marathon meetings among its constituents.
"The fire spread very quickly because highly inflammable materials, such as flex, were used. The ceiling (of the coaching institute) was just five feet high. Since one cannot sit on a chair in such a room, the owner used tyres instead of chairs for the students," Singh told reporters at Gandhinagar.
Earlier in the day, the authorities had suspended Surat Deputy chief fire officer SK Acharya and Fire officer Kirti Modh.
The airline had taken a 'cue from the Election Code of Conduct', a GoAir spokesperson said, adding that its team in Srinagar inadvertently used unused stock of 'Vibrant Gujarat' paper.
"While it is unlikely to happen, but if that happens on the May 23 on the results day, and the results show a trend that Congress is winning, Diwali celebrations would start in Pakistan," Rupani said.
Pictures of Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel went missing from all posters and banners across the state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
