For Sudhir Maurya, it’s a third consecutive Lok Sabha election campaign trip to Varanasi in the last 10 years. Mr. Maurya, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Prayagraj, said: “I am dedicating my two weeks to make sure the margin of victory crosses the previous two elections and Kashi creates a record not only in U.
P. but entire India.” He is among thousands of saffron party leaders and workers who thronged the holy city of Varanasi, also known as Kashi, considered by many as Hinduism’s holiest city.
The Varanasi Lok Sabha seat is one of the most important constituencies among the total of 543 parliamentary seats with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi aiming for a third consecutive victory since choosing it as a launchpad in 2014 as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP. The constituency is going to the polls on June 1 in the final phase. The BJP is eyeing a record margin of victory with workers and leaders from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and some from other parts of India campaigning extensively for Mr.
Modi with karyakartas (workers) in their door-to-door outreach highlighting what they describe as an unprecedented transformation of Kashi and asking voters to send a positive message in the likely third term of Mr. Modi. The pamphlets circulated by the BJP workers highlight initiatives like the recent unveiling of a new ropeway project that will revolutionise travel within the city by drastically reducing travel time between Banaras Cantonment Railwa.
