ho Are The BJP Big Guns Supporting PM Modi?
The 2014 elections saw a historic clash in varanasi when Modi, then BJP's prime ministerial candidate, contested against AAP chief and delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. PM Modi's victory with a margin exceeding 3 lakh votes solidified Varanasi's position as a bjp stronghold, a legacy he aims to extend in the upcoming elections.Varanasi, comprising five assembly seats, has been a battleground for the bjp and the Congress. While the bjp has won the seat seven times since 1991, the congress has also secured victory six times since 1957. The Samajwadi party or the Bahujan Samaj party has never won the varanasi seat.Several Union ministers, including amit shah and Rajnath Singh, chief ministers of bjp and NDA-ruled states ad leaders of the party are likely to accompany Modi to the collectorate for his nomination filing. The BJP's nda partners Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudhary, LJP chief Chirag Paswan, Apna Dal (S) president anupriya patel and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj party president Omprakash Rajbhar are also expected to be present.