He offered prayers ahead of nomination?
On Tuesday, 14 May 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the River Ganga in Varanasi.
He offered prayers before filing his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Today is the auspicious day of Ganga Saptami and PM Modi participated in prayers and performed the Ganga Aarti at the Ghat.
PM Modi, MP and BJP candidate will file his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for the 2024 general elections, from where he has secured wins with large margins for the past two consecutive terms.
PM Modi will then offer prayers at Kal Bhairav Temple before filing his nomination.
PM Modi is seeking a third term and hoping to mark a record margin.
Varanasi goes in for polling on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the general elections.
Security has been strengthened outside the office of the District Magistrate in Varanasi ahead of PM Modi's nomination.
Ahead of the nomination, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said in a post in Hindi on social media that the temple town of Kashi is once again ready to send its servant (PM Modi) to the Parliament.
"I have neither come here nor has anyone sent me here, Maa Ganga has called me... This relationship between Kashi, Kashi residents, and the Chief Servant is one of development, trust, and affection.
Kashi is again ready to send its beloved chief servant to the parliament by winning him with record votes," BJP posted.
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