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PM Modi performs Ganga aarti after roadshow in Varanasi

PM Modi performs Ganga aarti after roadshow in Varanasi

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow

Prime Minister Narendra Modion Thursday undertook a mega roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi withthousands in attendance chanting the prime minister's name.

The roadshow wasscheduled for a day before PM Modi sets out to file his nomination paper on Friday.

The PM's roadshow passed through the main areas of the temple town before culminating at Dashashwamedh Ghat where he participated in "Ganga Aarti".

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After arriving at Varanasi's Babatpur airport, PM Modi headed to the helipad at Banaras Hindu University and took a car to reach Lanka, a place in the BHU.

The roadshow began from Lanka and moved to Dashashwamedh Ghat.

The authorities haddeployed small drones to keep an eye on the ongoing activities in the roadshow.

The roadshow is expected to havestretched over 7 km.

Before embarking on the roadshow PM Modi first paid respect to the statue of Madan Mohan Malviya at the location.

Road show in Varanasi

PM Modi was accompanied by several senior leaders of the party including union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Piyush Goyal and others.

Varanasi will go the polls on May 19th in the seventh phase.

(With inputs from agencies)