NEW DELHI: Ahead of state assembly elections the centre gets cracking on Gujarat . It has approved a Rs 254 crore project to make Gandhinagar railway station of world class standards, the first in India accommodating a hotel, mall, exhibition space among other things.The proposal of the project, according to official sources was conceived and approved in the course of last ten days by the new state government headed by CM Vijay Rupani , put in place after former CM Anandiben's exit in the midst of the Una controversy.The modernisation of Gandhinagar railway station project is just first in the series of infrastructure projects to come up in Gujarat in the next six months, a top government official said, adding that the state government has identified more than 200 infrastructure projects, including modernisation of the Surat railway station. Both Gandhinagar and Surat will have facilities similar to those in international airports, sources said.Officials said work on transforming Gandhinagar into a world class station will begin as early as in January next year. The project is defined as "high priority,high speed" and is expected to be finished by next year end. "CM Rupani met PM Narendra Modi Modi on Wednesday and got the approval done," an official said."This company shall work on the PM's vision of scale, skill and speed. This will have the task to ensure timely completion without compromising on the quality. We are looking at a period of 12 months to get the project up and running," he added.Gujarat government has constituted a special purpose vehicle called Gandhinagar Railway Station Integrated Development Company Limited (GRSIDCL) that will will have four directors from the government of Gujarat, one from the railway and two from IRSDC ( Indian Railways Stations Development Corporation ) to implement the project."The railway station will have a 300-room hotel on the airspace above the station. A good quality hotel will cater to the needs of business leaders and tourists who visit the state capital during conventions like Vibrant Gujarat. Besides there are plans to promote and market Mahatma Mandir and exhibition ground by holding international trade fairs and attracting investors," an official said.While gearing up for elections, the BJP is focussed on strengthening the image of the Gujarat as an "investor friendly" State, which it feels is necessary to retain the urban vote bank.