It will be a big evening for Benaras and for its people who gave him a three lakh winning vote margin win over AAP's Arvind Kejriwal. Modi will head to the Dashashwamedh ghat where he will perform the spectacular Ganga aarti.

A vindication of sorts for Modi, who was refused permission by the EC to attend the aarti before Varanasi went to vote. 

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