Varanasi's Day of Roadshows
It is a battle of roadshows on the final day of campaigning in Varanasi.Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi was the first get his roadshow off the ground, on a day when AAP Convener, Arvind Kejriwal and Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party are also likely to hit the roads of this temple town. The key constituency goes to polls on May 12 and is one of the most hard fought battles of this Election, with BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi taking on Arvind Kejriwal and Ajay Rai of Congress.
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The Congress has chosen Gol Gadda as the starting point for Rahul Gandhi's roadshow, with an eye on the large Muslim presence in the area. The Congress and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal are fighting for the attention of Muslims, who make up for about 15 per cent of Varanasi's population.
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Rahul Gandhi chose to end his roadshow in Varanasi by paying his respects to the Hindu Nationalist leader and Founder of Benaras Hindu University - Madan Mohan Malviya. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had begun his roadshow in a similar fashion when he was in Varanasi to file his nomination, a few weeks ago.
