Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday filed his nomination papers from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Voting in Varanasi will take place on June 1, during the seventh phase of elections.

He was flanked by top BJP leaders from the party, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, during the nomination filing.

Ahead of filing his nomination, PM Modi offered his prayers at the Dashwamedh Ghat. He then took a cruise ride to the Namo Ghat and reached the Kaal Bhairav temple to offer his prayers. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister said his relationship with Kashi (another name for Varanasi) is “inseparable and incomparable”.

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In an X post, PM Modi shared a video of him speaking about his love for Kashi, and how his relationship with River Ganga has evolved over the years.

The video also showed the Prime Minister performing puja and darshan, along with many of his roadshows, during his various visits to his city.

“When I went to Kashi in 2014, I felt I was invited to the city by ‘Ma Ganga’. However, today, after 10 years of my visit to Kashi, I can say ‘Aaj Ma Ganga ne mujhe god le liya hai’ (today Ma Ganga has adopted me),” PM Modi said in the video.

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Ahead of filing the nomination, on Monday evening, PM Modi held an extravagant roadshow in Varanasi on a six-kilometre-stretch.

The Prime Minister, who first contested from Varanasi in 2014 as BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, is seeking a third consecutive term from the Varanasi seat, where voting will be held on June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election.