NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a six-kilometre-long roadshow in Varanasi on Monday evening, ahead of filing his nomination papers from this Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday. He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
PM Modi paid homage to the statue of educationist and social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya at the Malviya Chauraha in the Lanka area prior to commencing the roadshow.PM Modi will also take a ritualistic dip in the Ganga and seek blessings from Baba Vishwanath.
The prime minister’s arrival was heralded with the resounding echoes of conches and the rhythmic beats of ‘dhols’ and ‘damrus.’
The prime minister, vying for a third consecutive term from the seat, is eyeing the polls scheduled for June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election.
An assembly of women in saffron attire led the procession ahead of PM Modi’s vehicle, symbolizing ‘matrashakti.’ The roadshow’s route extended to the Kashi Vishwanath Dham, traversing through Sant Ravidas Gate, Assi, Shivala, Sonarpura, Jangambadi, and Godaulia.
PM Modi will stay overnight at the BLW guesthouse after visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Dham. His convoy is anticipated to pass through several areas including Maidagin Chauraha, Kabirchaura, Lahurabir, Teliabagh Tiraha, Chowkaghat Chauraha, Lakdi Mandi, Cantt Overbridge, Lahartara Chauraha, Manduwadih Chauraha, and Kakarmatta Overbridge.
BJP office bearers highlighted that people from diverse communities—Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Maheshwari, Marwari, Tamil, and Punjabi—would extend a warm welcome to Modi at 100 points across 11 zones during the roadshow.
(With agency inputs)
PM Modi paid homage to the statue of educationist and social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya at the Malviya Chauraha in the Lanka area prior to commencing the roadshow.PM Modi will also take a ritualistic dip in the Ganga and seek blessings from Baba Vishwanath.
The prime minister’s arrival was heralded with the resounding echoes of conches and the rhythmic beats of ‘dhols’ and ‘damrus.’
The prime minister, vying for a third consecutive term from the seat, is eyeing the polls scheduled for June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election.
An assembly of women in saffron attire led the procession ahead of PM Modi’s vehicle, symbolizing ‘matrashakti.’ The roadshow’s route extended to the Kashi Vishwanath Dham, traversing through Sant Ravidas Gate, Assi, Shivala, Sonarpura, Jangambadi, and Godaulia.
PM Modi will stay overnight at the BLW guesthouse after visiting the Kashi Vishwanath Dham. His convoy is anticipated to pass through several areas including Maidagin Chauraha, Kabirchaura, Lahurabir, Teliabagh Tiraha, Chowkaghat Chauraha, Lakdi Mandi, Cantt Overbridge, Lahartara Chauraha, Manduwadih Chauraha, and Kakarmatta Overbridge.
BJP office bearers highlighted that people from diverse communities—Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Maheshwari, Marwari, Tamil, and Punjabi—would extend a warm welcome to Modi at 100 points across 11 zones during the roadshow.
(With agency inputs)