Varanasi turns into battlefield By Saturday night, when the BJP officially announced that its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will contest Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, the all-too familiar chant Har Har Mahadev — in praise of Shiva, considered the presiding deity of the city — quickly acquired a political suffix: Har Har Modi, Ghar Ghar Modi. But barely 24 hours later that prefix underwent further revision as Arvind Kejriwal declared in Bangalore that he will stand against Modi if people of Varanasi wanted him to contest. AAPs ever-alert army of social networkers took to Twitter with their own slogan — Revolution in Varanasi: Har Har Arvind, Ghar Ghar Arvind. The sudden euphoria following Modis candidature has now tempered down a bit, with not many sure how much of a challenge Kejriwal may be able to put up against Modi. Add to it the expectations that mafia donturned-politician Mukthar Ansari may try his hand from the constituency a second time.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:39:06 +0000
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