Dhols, conches greeted PM Modi in Varanasi ahead of filing of nomination

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi won the Varanasi seat with over 674,664 votes.

On Monday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a massive roadshow through the streets of Varanasi, creating quite a sight. On Tuesday, May 14, the PM is expected to submit his nomination for a third term in office.

Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, and the chief ministers of the other twelve BJP-ruled and coalition states will be in attendance while the prime minister is being nominated.

The prime minister was welcomed with the blowing of conches and beats of 'dhols' and 'damrus'. Cutouts of famous people of Kashi have been installed along the route of the roadshow. A large number of women in saffron attire walked ahead of the vehicle carrying Modi. The group represented 'matrashakti'.

BJP office bearers reportedly said that people from different communities, including Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Maheshwari, Marwari, Tamil and Punjabi, welcomed PM  Modi at 100 points in 11 zones during the roadshow.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the journey that started from the celebrated Banaras Hindu University. It is expected to end later this evening at the Vishwanath temple, one of the holiest pilgrim centres in the country.

The PM is expected go to seek blessings from Baba Vishwanath, according to reports. He garlanded a statue of educationist and social reformer Madan Mohan Malviya at the Malviya Chauraha in the Lanka area here before beginning the roadshow.

The Prime Minister is seeking a third consecutive term from the seat that will go to polls on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election.

The roadshow was held from Malviya Chauraha in Lanka to Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham. It passed through Sant Ravidas Gate, Assi, Shivala, Sonarpura, Jangambadi, Godaulia.

Apart from the 12 CMs of BJP-ruled states, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will also participate in the nomination. Along with this, National President of NDA’s main component Lok Dal Jayant Chaudhary, LJP chief Chirag Paswan, Apna Dal (S )President Anupriya Patel, SBSP President Omprakash Rajbhar will also be present in Varanasi on Tuesday.