Narendra Modi likely to file nomination from Varanasi on 26 April, BJP will organise two-day mega programme during PM's visit

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to file nomination from Varanasi parliamentary constituency next week. Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who are in charge of planning his election schedule, told ANI that Modi may file the nomination on 26 April. [caption id=“attachment_6405791” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Narendra Modi. PTI[/caption] The BJP workers and leaders are working on a plan to organise a two-day mega programme in the run-up to the filing of nomination during which Prime Minister Modi will hold two road shows in the constituency. According to sources, Modi would reach the city on 25 April and will head for a road show from Banaras Hindu University to Dashashwamedh Ghat. The later part of the day has been reserved for a visit to the Kaal Bhairav Temple following which he will participate in the Ganga Aarti on the ghats of the holy city. On the same day, Modi would spend time with party workers and intellectuals, sources added. For the next day, the prime minister is expected to begin his schedule with prayers at the iconic Kashi Vishwanath Temple. BJP workers are giving final touches to the itinerary of the day, which includes another road show as prime minister proceeds to file his nomination. He may also hold media interaction. Modi held similar mega road shows in 2014 — both before and after winning the constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha elections. Three years later, the Prime Minister hit the streets of Varanasi for campaigning during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. During the 2014 general elections, contested and won from Vadodara in Gujarat as well as from Varanasi but retained the later after trouncing Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal with a massive margin of 3.37 lakh votes. Varanasi will vote on 19 May in the seventh and the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The counting of votes will take place on 23 May.