Modi to retain Varanasi seat
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Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and give up the Vadodara seat in Gujarat, party leaders said Thursday.<br /><br />Modi had told the electorate of Varanasi that if he won the election, he would prefer Varanasi over Vadodara.<br /><br />After leading the BJP to a huge victory nationwide, Modi visited Varanasi and stressed his commitment to clean up the Ganga and develop Varanasi as a centre for culture, heritage and tourism.<br /><br />Modi won from Varanasi by over three lakh votes against his nearest AAP rival and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. <br /><br />Modi's decision to retain Varanasi is seen in political circles as another hint that the BJP will step up its campaign against the Samajwadi Party government in the state.<br /><br />The BJP won 71 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh. The Apna Dal, a BJP ally, won another two seats. <br /><br />With Modi's decision, it is after a gap of 10 years that India again has a prime minister elected to the Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
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