In Pictures: PM Modi holds roadshow in Varanasi as UP polls enter last lap

Modi arrived in his Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency after addressing a rally in Mirzapur and began the roadshow after garlanding a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Maldahiya crossing.

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   Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a roadshow in Varanasi to drum up support for BJP candidates ahead of the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on March 7. (PTI Photo)

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   Modi arrived in his Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency after addressing a rally in Mirzapur and began the roadshow after garlanding a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Maldahiya crossing. In pic, PM Modi interacts with a child amongst supporters during a roadshow for the seventh and last phase of UP Assembly elections, in Varanasi district, Friday, March 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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   The crowd chanted "Jai Shri Ram" and "Har Har Mahadev", and showered rose petals as the prime minister's convoy moved through the city to cover a distance of a little over three kilometres. In pic, PM Modi greets supporters during a roadshow for the seventh and last phase of UP Assembly elections, in Varanasi district, Friday, March 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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   Modi wore a saffron cap and a "gamcha" (towel) around the neck. In pic, PM Modi waves at the supporters during a roadshow for the seventh and last phase of UP Assembly elections, in Varanasi district, Friday, March 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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   Modi's roadshow covered the three assembly segments of Cantonment, Varanasi North and Varanasi South. In pic, BJP supporters during a roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the seventh and last phase of UP Assembly elections, in Varanasi district, Friday, March 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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   The PM will wind up his trip on Saturday with a rally in Khajuria village under the Rohaniya assembly seat, In pic, BJP supporters during a roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the seventh and last phase of UP Assembly elections, in Varanasi district, Friday, March 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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   Varanasi: BJP supporters during a roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the seventh and last phase of UP Assembly elections, in Varanasi district, Friday, March 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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   Modi had begun his first roadshow in Varanasi from the same spot (Maldahiya crossing) after filing his nomination papers for the 2014 Lok Sabha election. BJP supporters during a roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the seventh and last phase of UP Assembly elections, in Varanasi district, Friday, March 4, 2022. (PTI Photo)