Welcome to UP Dangal, as Modi, Akhilesh, Rahul, Mayawati together in Varanasi

We can expect some political fireworks as PM Modi, Rahul-Akhilesh and Mayawati are all set to host rallies and roadshows in Varanasi, UP, on Saturday.

Lucknow, March 4: Imagine Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati under one roof! Speechless? You have to be. After all, it is not often that you see all these 'big' political names together in the same place on the same day.

Yes, it is happening, thanks to the mega Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017. Moreover, as Varanasi is fast becoming a prestige issue for all the political parties (especially for the Bharatiya Janata Party), the biggies have decided to have a face-off in the temple town, literally.

Saturday is going to be 'super special' for the residents of Varanasi, a popular tourist destination. The temple town is all set to host PM Modi, Rahul-Akhilesh and Mayawati as these four politicians will attend rallies and roadshows in Varanasi.

In order to welcome them, security measures have been tightened across Varanasi.
In fact, officials of the elite Special Protection Group--which guards Modi and Gandhi--are in charge of arranging security measures in the city currently. Several officials of SPG have been camping in the city to ensure that the entire route where these politicians will move is sanitised and protected.

For the BJP retaining Varanasi is a prestige issue as PM Modi is the Lok Sabha MP from the temple town. Thus several top BJP leaders, including union minister Piyush Goyal, have been looking after campaigning work in Varanasi for the last few days.

According to media reports, PM Modi is expected to offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath and Kal Bhairav temples and meet people in various areas after beginning his day from the Banaras Hindu University around 9 am.

"Modi, who will be holding a road show, would start from the BHU gate and will go through Ravidas Lanka gate, Assi, Bhadaini, Sonarpura, Madanpura, Gaudolia, Bans Phatak and would then offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple. He will then move to Chowk, Nichibagh, Maidagin, Kotwali Thana, Visheshwarganj, Gujratat temple and then to the Kaal Bhairav temple. He will then proceed to Jaunpur to address an election rally, only to return and meet intellectuals of the city, party workers and then fly back to New Delhi around 9 pm," IANS reported.

The UP CM will address two public rallies in Tandia and Munari. Afterwards, he will join Congress VP for a 9-km long road show. Akhilesh's wife and Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav is also likely to join the road show. Four-time UP Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati is to address a rally at Jagatpur.

The polling in Varanasi is scheduled on March 8-the last phase of voting in the state.

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