Rahul Gandhi's Roadshow Begins in Varanasi, Rahul Gandhi Election campaign in Varanasi, Rahul gandhi Road show.
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Rahul Gandhi's Roadshow Begins in Varanasi, Rahul Gandhi Election campaign in Varanasi, Rahul gandhi Road show.
- On the last day of campaigning in Varanasi, Rahul Gandhi, the Congress vice-president, has begun his roadshow in India's holiest city, from where Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, is contesting his first parliamentary election.
- Rahul Gandhi, wearing a Nehru topi in Congress colours, stood in a crowded open jeep and waved to the people of Varanasi as he began his revenge roadshow from the Gol Gadda area this morning.
- The streets are packed with people waving Congress flags and many more have come out on to the terraces of houses to catch a glimpse of the 43-year-old Mr Gandhi. With him are senior Congress leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mukul Wasnik and Rashid Alvi.
- Mr Gandhi is here to seek votes for Ajai Rai, the local leader his party has fielded against Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.
- On Monday Mr Modi had stormed Amethi, Mr Gandhi's constituency since 2004, in the last hours of campaigning there. Mr Gandhi, 43, is seen as returning the compliment today.
- While Mr Modi and his chief challenger in Varanasi, Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party chose to begin their roadshows in the Lanka area of the city, Mr Gandhi will end his 11-km journey there.
- The Congress has chosen Gol Gadda as the starting point with an eye on the large Muslim presence in the area. The Congress and Mr Kejriwal are fighting for the attention of Muslims, about 15 per cent of Varanasi's population. But Mr Azad emphasised, "The Congress has mustered support from all sections of this seat. We are 100% confident of a win."
- Mr Kejriwal held his own roadshow on Friday and will hold one again today. Around noon, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav too will land in Varanasi to campaign for his party's candidate.
source:ndtv