PM led NDA to a mega win sweeping the Lok Sabha elections winning 352 of the 542 seats with BJP alone notching up 303 seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached his constituency Varanasi on Monday for a “thank you” visit after winning from the temple city by nearly 5 lakh votes and leading the NDA to a landslide win in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections
Modi will hold a 5-km long roadshow as thanksgiving to the voters of Kashi , address Bharatiya Janata Party workers at Deendayal Hastkala Sankul and also visit the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Modi in his pre-election trip to the constituency had addressed his party workers telling them ‘each one of you is Modi’ and that they had to run his campaign in his absence. He had also held a massive roadshow before filing his nomination papers from the temple city on April 26.
The PM-elect led the NDA to a mega win sweeping the Lok Sabha elections winning 352 of the 542 seats polled with BJP alone winning 303 seats.
बाबा विश्वनाथ की पूजा-अर्चना कर रहे हैं प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi। #NaMoThanksKashi pic.twitter.com/koT7FHgFNL
— BJP (@BJP4India) May 27, 2019
On Monday, Varanasi was all decked up to welcome PM Modi with BJP posters and flags everywhere. Cleaning and maintenance work was also done.
On Sunday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with local administration officials in Varanasi to assess preparations made ahead of PM Modi’s visit.
The chief minister also reviewed developmental works and sought information about the progress of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project.
CM Adityanath laid emphasis on maintaining cleanliness in Varanasi, which draws tourists from across the globe. It should be ensured that lanes, streets and parks were properly cleaned, he said. He also asked the officers to improve traffic management to avoid bottlenecks.
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