Giriraj Singh highlights development brought about in Varanasi under PM Modi

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Begusarai Giriraj Singh on Monday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over prioritising development.
"... Varanasi is the land of Kashi and whoever comes here is only at the orders of Baba Vishwanath. PM Modi is contesting elections from here... I have seen that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections witnessed greater enthusiasm than that of the 2014 polls. It is even greater in 2024, " said the BJP leader while speaking to ANI reporter in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
"People from inside are enthusiastic. Only development has been given importance. The development done by PM Modi is being discussed..." said Giriraj Singh.
Notably, Varanasi is the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party and PM Modi. This will be the most anticipated contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi won the constituency with a resounding majority in both the 2014 and 2019 general polls.
Congress has pitted Ajay Rai against PM Modi. Rai is the Opposition INDIA bloc's joint nominee against the Prime Minister. The UP Congress chief, Rai, was also fielded by the Congress against the PM in Varanasi in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but he finished third both times.
This is the third time Ajay Rai will face Modi in a Lok Sabha contest. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi won the seat with over 6,74,664 votes and commanded a vote share of 63.6 per cent.
In 2014, Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency witnessed a clash between Narendra Modi, then the BJP's prime ministerial candidate and AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. PM Modi won the elections with a margin exceeding 3 lakh votes.
In 2014, PM Modi contested two Lok Sabha seats- from Gujarat's Vadodara and Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. (ANI)