Gandhinagar, Apr 9 (IANS): A day after Gujarat's opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to defer the upcoming Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, the ruling BJP on Friday made a similar demand.

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has written to State Election Commissioner, Sanjay Prasad, asking him to postpone the polls slated for April 18.

"While the elections for the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation have been announced, it is obvious that large number of candidates and workers from various political parties will gather. Not only that, a large number of government employees will administer the poll. This can definitely spread the virus infection in large proportions. Looking at all this, we ask the SEC to postpone the elections," he said in his letter.

The Congress and the AAP on Thursday asked the SEC to postpone the elections, with the Congress even contending that the public had been even showing strong dislike for poll campaigning during such times.