Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight from the Varanasi constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The PM currently represents the constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde said that at the BJP Parliamentary Meeting held on 29 February, decisions were made regarding 195 candidates from 16 states and two Union Territories.
“During the meeting, it was decided that Prime Minister Modi will be the candidate from Varanasi seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections,” he said.
The BJP on Saturday released its first list of candidates for the forthcoming elections comprising the names of 195 candidates.
The Lok Sabha elections will likely take place in April-May this year.