PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi, prays at Dashashwamedh Ghat, visits Kaal Bhairav temple

On PM Modi's nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said, "...We will win more than 400 seats. We have great faith in the people..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets NDA leaders including Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and others in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

On PM Modi's nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said, "Today is a historic day. PM Modi filed his nomination today. People are excited to vote for PM Modi. All records of 2014, 2019 will be broken this time and PM will become the PM for the third time...Our mission (of winning 45 seats) in Maharashtra will be successful."

On PM Modi's nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan said, "I've been fortunate to be an NDA partner. I personally adore and respect Modi ji... Andhra Pradesh is a clean sweep for NDA."

On PM Modi's nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, LJP-Ram Vilas Chief, Chirag Paswan said, "Our strength is our unity. Today the entire NDA participated in the nomination process of PM Modi. This unity will help us achieve our target of winning more than 400 seats...''

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves from the DM office in Varanasi after filing his nomination.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the DM office in Varanasi, to file his nomination.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at the Kaal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi ahead of filing his nomination.

PM Modi arrives at Kashi Kotwal Baba Kal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi to offer prayers ahead of filing his nomination from the constituency. 

Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and other NDA leaders will be present during PM Modi's nomination filing.

On PM Modi's nomination filing from Varanasi today, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss said, "We are very confident that he will win by more than five lakh votes and will become the Prime Minister of India for the third time. Our alliance will win more than 400 seats. It is confirmed and it is going to be a huge victory. And India is going to become a superpower under our honourable Prime Minister and is going to be the third-largest economy soon."

On PM Modi's nomination filing from Varanasi today, Tamil Maanila Congress President GK Vasan said, "The victory of NDA under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi is the need of the hour for the country's economic growth and security..."

LJP-Ram Vilas Chief, Chirag Paswan said, "We are getting the benefit all over the country due to this unity of NDA. Today, all the supporters of PM Modi are with him to file the nomination. The opposition lacks this kind of unity. Our strength is our unity... There is contradiction among the opposition parties... The INDI alliance lacks unity..."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at District Magistrate's office in Varanasi ahead of Lok Sabha election nomination filing by PM Modi.

On PM Modi's nomination filing from Varanasi, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said "We are attending the nomination filing of PM Modi... It is a matter of pride for us as he is the most popular leader in the world..."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and NDA leaders arrive at DM office in Varanasi, ahead of PM Modi's nomination filing for Lok Sabha elections.

On PM Modi's nomination filing from Varanasi today, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, "We are the world's largest democracy. We are the mother of democracies. And our leader is filing his nomination form to be re-elected. And for the BJP and the NDA allies to come back with record numbers..."

A supporter of PM Modi from Bihar's Begusarai, in Varanasi. said, "He is the messiah of the poor. All his works have been for the poor. I appeal to all to vote for him."

On PM Modi's nomination from Varanasi today, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary said, "This is a special moment for the people of Varanasi. We will all be present during his nomination process. Best wishes to him. It (400 paar) will be completed with the blessings of the people..."

NDA leaders leave from a hotel in Varanasi to attend the nomination filing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Samajwadi Party spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chaand said, "PM Modi will file his nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today. Samajwadi Party believes that this election is between the INDIA alliance and BJP (NDA) alliance and we will get to know who will win when the result is out." 

UP: Priest Raaman, who was present with PM Modi, said, "...Ganga puja was performed today. This puja was done for the welfare of the country and that his next term is successful and the country gets recognition globally..."

PM Modi said, "My relationship with my Kashi is amazing, inseparable and incomparable… all I can say is that it cannot be expressed in words!"

PM Modi shared the video and said, "The love and blessings that my family members of Kashi showered on me during the road show has become an unforgettable moment in my life."

Priest Santosh Narayan, who was present with PM Modi, describes the rituals performed by the Prime Minister at Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi. "...We have given him the blessings of massive victory in all the phases of the ongoing elections.," he said.

Former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said, "It is a historical occasion. It is a holy place. PM Modi is going to become the Prime Minister for the third time. He has done extremely well in the last 10 years. The country needs him. India is going to play a major role globally. NDA is going to get 400 plus seats..."

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is unwell and has canceled all his scheduled programs for today. He will not be attending the Prime Minister's nomination event.

(Input: Nitish Chandra) 

Following the nomination process, PM Modi will hold a meeting with BJP workers at the Rudraksha Convention Centre.

Voting in Varanasi will take place in the seventh phase on June 1.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath arrives at Kaal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi. 

Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi boards a cruise ship at Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi.

"I feel I am very lucky to have been given this opportunity. I want to thank PM Modi for giving this opportunity to a small party worker like me," says Sanjay Sonkar on being picked as proposer for PM Modi's nomination filing.

Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs aarti at Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi.

Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi.

PM Narendra Modi will file his nomination for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 from Varanasi today. PM is the sitting MP and BJP's candidate from Varanasi.

Vistara Airlines has advised its customers to prepare accordingly, as heavy traffic congestion and slow vehicle movement are expected en route to Varanasi airport on Tuesday. In a post, Vistara said, "Heavy traffic congestion and slow vehicle movement are expected en route to Varanasi Airport on May 14th. Customers are advised to allow more time for their journey to the airport."

Varanasi, a stronghold of the BJP and PM Modi. He has won twice in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi contested from Varanasi for the first time against Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal and won the contest by a margin of 3,71,784 votes. In the 2019 polls, PM Modi won the seat by a margin of 4,79,505 votes against SP's Shalini Yadav and Congress' Ajay Rai.

Uttar Pradesh: NDA leaders including former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu arrive at a hotel in Varanasi, to attend a meeting of the alliance.

Security tightened at the Kal Bhairav temple ahead of PM Modi's arrival.

Security strengthened outside the DM office in Varanasi ahead of PM Modi's nomination.

After performing a ritualistic dip in the sacred River Ganga, he will board a cruise ship.

Today is an auspicious occasion of Pushya Nakshatra and Ganga Saptami.

PM Modi will offer prayers at Baba Kaal Bhairav temple. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also take a dip in the Ganga at Dashashmedh Ghat before filing nomination.

Twelve Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states are expected to be present when PM Modi will file his nomination papers. Besides, several Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, and Presidents of various NDA allies are also likely to be present there on the occasion.

Those likely to be present at the nomination include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

A day before filing his nomination papers, Prime Minister Modi on Monday held a dazzling roadshow in his Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency and vowed to do a lot more to serve the holy city in his third term.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi file his nomination for a third consecutive term from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today.