Ahmedabad, Dec 9 (PTI) Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has asked the chief officers of 51 municipalities in Gujarat to handle the day-to-day work until elections are held to these civic bodies, an official release said on Wednesday.

The five-year term of elected representatives of these 51 municipalities will end shortly, but no decision has been taken yet about the elections due to the coronavirus concerns.

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Therefore, the CM has asked their chief officers to handle the day-to-day work, it said.

Chief officers, however, can not take any policy decision during this period.

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These municipalities include Dholka and Viramgam in Ahmedabad district, Nadiad and Kapadvanj in Kheda, Deesa and Palanpur in Banaskantha and Mehsana, Kadi, Unjha and Visnagar municipalities of Mehsana district.

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