Source: IANS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency and address a public meeting in Jharkhand today. 

From Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi will first seek God’s blessings at the Kaal Bhairav temple at 10 a.m. followed by filing his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat at 11:30 a.m. Later, he will visit Jharkhand and address a public meeting in Koderma at 3:30 p.m.

A total of 12 chief ministers from BJP-ruled states are expected to be present when Prime Minister Narendra Modi files his nomination for a third consecutive term, said a BJP leader.

Besides, several union ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, and presidents of various NDA allies are also likely to be present there on the occasion.

Those likely to be present at the nomination include Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Besides, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, his Goa counterpart Pramod Sawant, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and his Tripura counterpart Manik Saha will also be there, they added.

Rashtriya Lok Dal Chief Jayant Chaudhary, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan, Apna Dal (S) President Anupriya Patel, and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party President Om Prakash Rajbhar will also attend the nomination.

Major political developments that will unfold across the country today:

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address two public meetings in West Bengal – one in Bangaon at 2:30 p.m. and another in Uluberia at 4 p.m.
• Bharatiya Janata Party National President J.P. Nadda will address a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi at 3:40 p.m.
• Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will hold a roadshow in Haryana and campaign for the party candidate from the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency. The roadshow will start at 1 p.m. and conclude at 5 p.m.
• Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge will address two public meetings in Uttar Pradesh – one in Maharajganj at 12 p.m. and another in Chauri Chaura at 2:30 p.m.
• Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address two public meetings in Uttar Pradesh – one in Raebareli from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. including interaction with people; and another in Amethi.
• Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati will address a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi at 11 a.m.
• Samajwadi Party National president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, will address a public meeting in Jalaun at 12:30 p.m. He will seek support for Narayan Das, the joint candidate of the Samajwadi Party-INDIA bloc, in the Urail district of Jalaun.
• Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav will address a joint public meeting in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi at 2:30 p.m.
• Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader, Himanta Biswa Sarma, will visit Jharkhand and address public meetings in the Hazaribagh, Koderma, and Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituencies. He will also address public meetings in Rajrappa (Ramgarh), Deori (Giridih), and Chirkunda (Dhanbad).
• Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Keshav Prasad Maurya will address a public meeting in Ramnagar, Barabanki at 8:30 a.m. He will campaign for Rajrani Rawat, the BJP candidate from the Barabanki Lok Sabha constituency.