Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Varanasi's famous Kashi Vishwanath temple, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav offered their prayers at the temple.
Congress leader Raj Babbar was also present there.
#Watch UP CM Akhilesh Yadav,Dimple Yadav& Congress VP Rahul Gandhi offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple,Varanasi.Raj Babbar also present pic.twitter.com/fqunSsNmld
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 4, 2017
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi offered his prayers at Kashi Vishwanath temple and headed to Kaal Bhairav.
#Watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing 'aarti' at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi pic.twitter.com/noIUBx99zz
— ANI (@ANI_news) March 4, 2017
Rahul Akhilesh Yadav earlier in the day held a road show in Varanasi on the sidelines of Prime Minister Modi's visit.
The Samajwadi Party-Congress road show began from 'Kachehri chauraha' area and culminated at the 'Girjaghar chauraha'.
Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati also held a rally at Jaunpur.
Dimple Yadav joins CM Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi's roadshow in Varanasi #uppolls2017pic.twitter.com/Z5TCVObTvM
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 4, 2017
Security forces have been deployed in large numbers to stand guard over the high-profile rallies.
The results of the elections, along with those in four other states, will be announced on March 11.
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