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Modi applies to run for parliamentary seat in Indian election: TV

Reuters ASIA
Published May 14,2024
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday filed his nomination to recontest the parliamentary seat for the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in India's ongoing general election, a live broadcast showed.

Modi, who has represented Varanasi since he was swept to office a decade ago, arrived at a government building and handed over his candidacy paperwork, the footage showed, as hundreds of supporters waited outside.