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Varanasi witnesses biggest road-show in world's largest election

Varanasi: Thousands of BJP workers and supporters today thronged Varanasi to cheer BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi who arrived here to file his nomination for the mega electoral battle in the holy city.Thousands of

Modi will carry out a two-km long road show before filing nomination at the district magistrate's office.

The party has invited all sections of people to the road show and specifically requested the citizens from Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, residing here, to come in their traditional attire.

Madan Mohan Malaviya's grandson Giridhar Malaviya, a retired judge of the Allahabad high court, will propose Modi's nomination.

Among the other Modi proposers are Padma Vibhushan Chhandu Lal Mishra, a noted classical singer of Benaras, boatman Virbhadra Nishad and Ashok, representing the dominant weaver community here.

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