Vistara Airlines warns of traffic congestion in Varanasi as PM Modi to file nomination for Lok Sabha election today
'Kashi is special': PM holds mega roadshow in Varanasi amid sea of crowd | Watch Notably, several candidates who wanted to contest against PM Modi from Varanasi were denied nominations as per media reports. The candidates alleged that election officials were reluctant to issue treasury challans and nomination forms, depriving them of contesting the Lok Sabha election from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency. The nomination process began on May 7 in the city and since then long queues have been visible near the election commission's office.
Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who has been announcing his intention to contest against PM Modi for several days, alleged that obtaining the nomination form in Varansai has been made complex. Rangeela claimed that aspirants were being asked to produce copies of the Aadhaar cards of their ten proposers and phone numbers to obtain the treasury challan form. 'I support voters refusing to vote for Modi...': Subramanian Swamy Varanasi is the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party and PM Modi.
He won the seat twice- the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress has pitted Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai against PM Modi in Varanasi. This is the third time Ajay Rai will face PM Modi in the Lok Sabha contest.
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