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UP polls: Curtain comes down on over-two month long election campaign

The campaigning in the last phase reached its crescendo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the BJP's poll blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjoining districts

Polls in UP 'pro-incumbency', says PM Modi in Varanasi

Varanasi will vote in the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on March 7

Road show in Varanasi no show in Ukraine's Pisochyn, says Sibal

Taking to Twitter, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said, "Ukraine:Our students stranded at Pisochyn, Road show at Varanasi, No show at Pisochyn, Sad but true."

UP elections: Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi as final phase nears

Modi stood in an open-roof vehicle as the convoy travelled over three kilometres through the holy city, part of the prime minister's Lok Sabha constituency

UP polls: PM seeks vote on basis of 'lies', says Rahul in Varanasi

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of seeking votes on the basis of "lies" and said he now does not talk about his poll promises of doubling farmers' income and generating jobs.

UP election: Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi as last phase of polling nears

The crowd chanted "Jai Shri Ram" and "Har Har Mahadev", and showered rose petals as the prime minister's convoy moved through the city to cover a distance of a little over three kilometres

UP Assembly polls: Allies role crucial in poll battle in Varanasi

The task is cut out for allies of the BJP-led coalition and the one headed by the SP to mobilise voters in Varanasi, where the battle is being seen as a test of PM's popularity in his constituency

UP elections: PM Modi, Priyanka and Akhilesh to campaign in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow in his parliamentary constituency in Varanasi on Friday.

UP polls: Dharmendra Pradhan urges people to welcome PM Modi in Varanasi

Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's election campaign in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged people to greet and welcome him in large numbers on Friday

Last phase of UP Assembly elections: All roads lead to Varanasi

As the high-octane UP polls enter the last leg, all eyes are on the electoral battle in and around Varanasi which will see PM Modi and prominent leaders from opposition parties leading their campaigns

Battle for Uttar Pradesh: Mamata shown black flags in Varanasi

Mamata Banerjee is in Varanasi to take part in an election rally of the Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday.

PM Modi expected to campaign for BJP candidates in Varanasi on March 4, 5

BJP's Varanasi city president Vidyasagar Rai on Wednesday said on day one Modi will hold a roadshow in the city area and the next day he will address a public meeting in Khajuri village in Rajatalab

Jayant to join Akhilesh, Mamata for joint poll rally in Varanasi on March 3

Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, goes to polls on March 7 during the seventh and last phase of assembly polls in UP

Battle for UP: Leaders descend on Varanasi ahead of final phase of polls

Varanasi will now witness an unusually large congregation of leaders from various political hues as the district goes to polls in the final and seventh phase on March 7.

Oppn sees development works in Ayodhya, Kashi through communal lens: PM

PM Narendra Modi took a swipe at rival political parties alleging they see development works in Ayodhya and Kashi through communal lens.

Punjab CM Channi offers prayers at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi

Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magh Purnima, which is the full moon day of the Magh month as per the Hindu calendar.

Battle for Uttar Pradesh: Congress candidate booked for sedition

Ajay Rai, the Congress candidate from Pindra Assembly constituency in Varanasi, has been booked for sedition

PM Narendra Modi says love he has got from Varanasi unprecedented

PM Modi made the remarks during an interaction with BJP workers

UP Assembly polls: PM Modi to interact with BJP workers in Varanasi today

PM Modi will virtually interact with BJP workers in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

'Not request, but warning': VHP posters ban non-Hindus from Varanasi ghats

Posters banning the entry of non-Hindus to the Varanasai ghats along the Ganga appeared on the walls of buildings, which were reportedly pasted by activists of VHP and Bajrang Dal.