PM Narendra Modi files Lok Sabha polls nomination from Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi. A viral video shows PM Modi, flanked by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, walking into the office of the district magistrate and handing him over his documents. The officer graciously accepts the documents, greets PM Modi and offers him a seat. A priest also accompanied PM Modi to the officer's chamber. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, originally from Gujarat, first contested the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi in 2014. This is the third time he is in the fray from the most important spiritual center in Hinduism. Ahead of filing nomination, PM Modi offered prayers at the iconic Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the holy river Ganga. He also visited the ancient Kaal Bhairav temple. He later reached the famous temple, where he prayed before the deity amid chanting of vedic mantras. Yogi Adityanath accompanied Modi to the temple. Ahead of the visit, PM Mod...