Narendra Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi, performs Ganga aarti day before filing nomination
A day before his nomination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a mega roadshow in Varanasi, drawing massive crowds, before he culminated the show of strength with the Ganga aarti at the Dashashwamedh Ghat
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A day before filing his nomination for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a mega roadshow in Varanasi, drawing massive crowds. The prime minister culminated the show of strength with Ganga aarti at the Dashashwamedh Ghat. PTI
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Modi was joined by BJP president Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior BJP leaders in the temple town, on a day the Congress ended speculation over its leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting against the prime minister by announcing local leader Ajay Rai’s candidature. Twitter/@BJP4India
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The six-kilometre-long roadshow passed through several parts of the city, including Lanka, Godhalio and Assi areas, amid cheering crowds, wearing saffron-coloured attires and showering rose petals. Twitter/@BJP4India
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Modi started his roadshow with the garlanding of the statue of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) founder Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. Twitter/@BJP4India
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Chants of ‘Modi, Modi’ rent the air as BJP supporters danced to music and the beating of drums in front of huge banners reading ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’. Twitter/@BJP4India
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The nearly 4-hour roadshow ended at the Dashashwamedh Ghat where Modi took part in the Ganga aarti along with Amit Shah and Adityanath. Twitter/@BJP4India
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Later, Modi also performed a puja. Modi is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency and is scheduled to file his nomination on Friday. Twitter/@BJP4India
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