Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that if his sister (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) had contested the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have lost by two-three lakh votes".
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trailing in the initial trends from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat earlier this morning, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that this is PM Modi's "moral and political defeat" and such thing has never happened that a Prime Minister was trailing
Exuding confidence in BJP's win in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, the party leader Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday said that there is a huge wave in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the country.
Amid the Lok Sabha elections in the country, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that the BJP has realised that the Banaras Lok Sabha seat has gotten stuck.
Varanasi, is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, with five assembly segments: Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt, and Sevapuri.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav on Saturday held a roadshow in support of the INDIA bloc candidate from Varanasi, Ajay Rai.
"Wherever their government (INDIA bloc) comes to power, the life of women becomes difficult. People of Varanasi are familiar with the 'jungle raj' of both Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Daughters had to leave their studies and sit at home for their safety," PM Modi said.
Clarifying his "infiltrators" and "those with more children" remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with News18 said that he did not only talk about Muslims but talked about every poor family, adding that the day he starts doing Hindu-Muslim, he will be "unworthy of public
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, urged the BJP workers to ensure a good voter turnout in his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, which goes to the polls on June 1.