Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Saturday reached Varanasi and attended Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat. He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and state BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary.
Sharing his experience, Shah posted on social media, "Aarti of Maa Ganga at Dashashwamedh Ghat of Kashi, the city of Baba Vishwanath, the center of spirituality and faith," accompanied by a video of the aarti attended by him and UP CM Yogi. Home Minister also watched the fascinating laser light show.
Varanasi, known as the stronghold of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has seen his victory twice in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Congress has now fielded Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai against PM Modi in Varanasi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, marking Rai's third contest against PM Modi in a Lok Sabha election.
Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi secured the Varanasi seat with over 674,664 votes, commanding a significant vote share of 63.6 per cent. Previously, in 2014, PM Modi contested on two Lok Sabha seats: Gujarat's Vadodara and Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
The Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Assembly segments: Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt, and Sevapuri. Voting for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled for the seventh phase of elections on June 1, with the counting of votes set for June 4.
Amit Shah in Telangana
Earlier today, Amit Shah held a press conference in Hyderabad and slammed I.N.D.I.A bloc. He asserted that after the results are declared on June 4, BJP will win ten seats in Telangana and eventually will emerge as the biggest political party in Southern India.
He also said that in three phases of the elections that have already concluded, BJP is near to 200 seats and will definitely reach ‘400 paar’.
During his rally in Vikarabad, he said that the election is divided into two groups. On one side, we have the NDA, which is moving forward under the leadership of Narendra Modi. On the other side, we have the INDI alliance, which is moving forward under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi... On one side, Rahul Gandhi goes to Bangkok and Thailand for vacations. On the other side, PM Narendra Modi did not even take a day off on Diwali and celebrate the festival with Jawans... On one side, the INDI alliance does appeasement politics. On the other side, NDA talks about sacrificing their lives for the nation,” said Amit Shah.
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