Modi in Varanasi: PM holds roadshow, performs Ganga Aarti, thanks citizens for love and blessings

After campaigning for his party in several states across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now reached his own Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi. A sea of humanity thronged the temple town in Uttar Pradesh, as PM Modi holds a road show in his parliamentary seat on Thursday, a day before filing his nomination for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2019.

The prime minister, who was wearing a saffron kurta and scarf, was cheered by a massive crowd as his cavalcade passed through the Lanka and Assi areas of the city. After completing the 7-kilometre stretch of his roadshow between BHU campus gate and the Dashashwamedh Ghat, the prime minister also performs Ganga Aarti and offers prayers in presence of BJP president Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Before reaching Varanasi, Modi had tweeted: "After bumper rallies in Darbhanga and Banda, I am heading to beloved Kashi." "There are a series of programmes lined up, which would give me another excellent opportunity to interact with my sisters and brothers of Kashi. Har Har Mahadev!" he had tweeted.

The roadshow, which started at 5:15 pm, came to an end around 8 pm this evening. The show of strength takes place on a day the Congress ended all speculation about its general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra taking on Modi in the city. The grand old party has again fielded Ajay Rai from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.

Here are the Highlights from PM Modi's road show in Varanasi: