Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. The PM is seeking a third consecutive term from Varanasi which will go to polls on June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
A decade ago, when he first came to Varanasi to file his nomination, the PM had delivered the memorable “Mujhe Maa Ganga ne bulaya hain speech”.
Ahead of filing his nomination, PM Modi may seek the blessings of Mother Ganga at Dashaswamedh Ghat. He may then travel to Namo Ghat by cruise and then go to Kaal Bhairav Temple at Kashi Kotwal. After worshipping at the temple, he will move to the Collectorate Office for filing the nomination. He will reportedly file his nomination around 11.40 am as the time coincides with Abhijit Mahurat and Anand Yog.
Why did the PM choose 11.40 am?
According to astrology, Abhijit Muhurat is the eighth muhurat of the day, occurring between the sunrise and the sunset. Pushya Nakshatra will begin at 11.23 am on May 13 and continue till 1.05 pm on May 14, followed by an Ashlesha Nakshatra. As per his horoscope, these constellations are favourable for the PM. The day also coincides with Ganga Saptami. It is believed that Goddess Ganga comes down to earth on this day to bless her devotees. May 14 holds significance due to the conjunction of Ganga Saptami and Pushya Nakshatra. Any task undertaken on this day is expected to be successful and leads to the fulfillment of one’s wish.
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the PM had filed his nomination at the Collectorate Office in Varanasi around 11.44 am on April 26.
Who will accompany the PM?
PM Modi will be accompanied by 12 chief ministers of BJP-ruled states. The CMs who are expected to attend the event include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma and Assam Chief Minister Hemant Biswa Sharma among others.
Varanasi is said to be the stronghold of PM Modi. He won the seat both in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This time PM Modi is up against Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai. This is the third time Rai will face PM Modi in a Lok Sabha contest.In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi won the seat with over 674,664 votes.
