PM begins mega roadshow in Varanasi

April 25, 2019 17:28

PM Narendra Modi begins his roadshow in Varanasi with this tweet: "Live from Kashi...Grateful for the warmth and affection!"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a mega roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, a show of strength that will include union ministers, state chief minister and other senior leaders of the BJP.

Modi, who will file his nomination papers for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on Friday, began the roadshow by first garlanding the statue of Banaras Hindu University founder Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.

The roadshow will stretch over six kilometres, going from the Lanka area to Dashashwamedh Ghat via Godoliya, party insiders said.

Top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Union ministers Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman, as well as BJP president Amit Shah and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states are expected to accompany him.

Tomorrow, JD(U) president Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will accompany Modi as he files his nomination around 11.30 am. Shiromani Akali Dal's Parkash Singh Badal and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan will also be in attendance, the BJP said.

The party on Wednesday said the prime minister will participate in the Ganga arti at Dashashwamedh Ghat after the roadshow.

At 8 pm, he will have a conversation with eminent personalities of Varanasi at Hotel De Paris. -- PTI

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