After a residential building, located in Pal area, collapsed, the rescue operation was launched with the help of teams of NDRF and local fire department.

Before the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat, the BJP secured victory in the Surat seat even before the voting commenced. Mukesh Dalal of the BJP was declared the winner unopposed, as the Election Officer canceled the nomination form of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani for the Surat Lok Sabha seat.

It has been learnt that a maximum of seven candidates won the general elections uncontested in 1957.

The cancellation of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination papers for the Surat Lok Sabha seat has stirred controversy ahead of the upcoming elections.

"Today is the 57th day of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and the last day in Gujarat. We will be passing through Surat and Tapi districts. The highlight today is that around 10.30 am, Rahul Gandhi will visit the Swaraj Ashram," senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said.