New Delhi, May 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to file his nomination on May 14 for Varanasi constituency for Lok Sabha polls and will hold a road show a day earlier. Congress has fielded Ajay Rai against him. Varanasi will go to poll in the seventh phase on June 1.

The process of nomination filing for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections will begin from May 7 and end on May 14.

Rai is making his third bid for the Varanasi seat in Uttar Pradesh, having previously contested against Prime Minister Modi and suffered defeat in both the 2014 and 2019 general elections.

Apart from Rai, stand-up comedian Shyam Rangeela has also announced his electoral debut from Varanasi against Modi. Hailing from Rajasthan, Shyam Rangeela is re...