Large crowds as Modi resumes road show in Varanasi

Varanasi March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday resumed the second leg of his mega road show in this Uttar Pradesh temple town as a large crowd of supporters and BJP workers eagerly awaited him.

The Prime Minister first flew to the Police Lines in a special Indian Air Force chopper from the airport and made way in his bullet-proof car in a convoy to the Pandeypur area from where his second leg of road show was to commence.

The five-km road show would be from Police Lines to Kashi Vidyapeeth.

A number of local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders greeted Modi at the helipad and presented him bouquets.

Thousands of people were lined up along the routes of Modi s road show and the enthusiastic crowds occasionally broke into Modi Modi chants.

Varanasi is also Modi s parliamentary constituency.

--IANS
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