Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow and take part in the Ganga aarti on Thursday, a day before he files his nomination papers from this Uttar Pradesh constituency, a party functionary said.
The nomination on Friday will also see a show of strength with several BJP allies, including Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray and Janata Dal (United)’s Nitish Kumar, expected to accompany Mr. Modi when he files the papers.
The roadshow will begin at 3 p.m. after the Prime Minister garlands the statue of Banaras Hindu University founder Madan Mohan Malaviya, according to the schedule available now.
The procession will end at around 7 p.m. at the Dashashwamedh Ghat, the most prominent of Varanasi’s ghats, where Mr. Modi will take part in the evening prayers.
On Friday, the Prime Minister will hold a meeting at 9 a.m. with the party workers at a hotel in the Cantonment area.
Ministers’ presence
He will then offer prayers at the Kaal Bhairav temple before leaving for the Collectorate to file his papers, seeking re-election from the Lok Sabha seat.
Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Piyush Goyal, J.P. Nadda and Nitin Gadkari are also likely to be present, party leaders said.
