Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya expressed his confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory for the third consecutive term from the Varanasi parliamentary seat. The constituency is scheduled to vote on June 1, marking the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections. "PM Modi's grand show in Varanasi has filled the people of our country with enthusiasm," Maurya stated on Tuesday before the Prime Minister filed his nomination papers in the temple town.

"Today, the Prime Minister sought the blessings of Baba Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav. Under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, there will be development and welfare, and women will be empowered," Maurya said in an interview. He further urged the people to repose their trust in the "creator of the new age." "Trust Modi, he is the creator of the new age, such a leader comes on earth only once," Maurya added.

Expressing confidence that Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term, Maurya stated, "We will win all the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh." Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh BJP leader took a dig at the Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav, stating that the opposition INDIA bloc, of which the SP is a part, would lose all 80 Lok Sabha seats, including the SP bastion of Kannauj in the state.

Maurya emphasized that even with the support of the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, both members of the INDIA grouping, the SP would not be able to win seats in Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi took to the social media platform X after filing his nomination today, stating that it was an "honour" for him to serve the people of the "historic seat" of Varanasi.

"Filed my nomination papers as a candidate for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. It is an honour to serve the people of this historic seat. With the blessings of the people, there have been remarkable achievements over the last decade. This pace of work will get even faster in the times to come," PM Modi posted on X. A total of 25 NDA leaders attended the Prime Minister's nomination filing today. On Monday, he held a roadshow in Varanasi.

The Varanasi seat comprises five Assembly segments, including Rohaniya, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantt, and Sevapuri. Varanasi is the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party and PM Modi. This contest will be one of the most anticipated in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi had won the Varanasi seat twice in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections with a resounding majority. For this election, the Congress has fielded Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai against PM Modi in Varanasi. This is the third time Ajay Rai will face PM Modi in the Lok Sabha contest.

During the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi won the seat with over 6,74,664 votes, commanding a vote share of 63.6 per cent. In 2014, PM Modi contested two Lok Sabha seats, from Gujarat's Vadodara and Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.

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