UP polls: PM Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Varanasi as the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh polls is underway in 49 assembly seats.

Currently, Modi is holding a roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency. Later, He will offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple and Kaal Bhairab temple.

Modi will then leave for the Kashi Vidyapith University where he is scheduled to address his first public meeting in the ancient temple city during the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

It’s not only Modi but Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi and BSP supremo Mayawati will descend on Varanasi today making it their battleground ahead of the last phase of Uttar Pradesh polls, a schedule that has put the administration on its toes.