Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple on May 5. After offering the prayers, PM Modi’s roadshow on the ‘Ram Path’ started from Sugriva Fort and continued till Lata Chowk. The route of the roadshow was divided into 40 blocks.
At Ayodhya, prayed to Prabhu Shri Ram for the well being of my fellow 140 crore Indians. pic.twitter.com/ulwNmktZ2e
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 5, 2024
Lakhs of people attended the road show in Ayodhya where PM Narendra Modi took part.
बड़ी खबर !
5 लाख लोगों का जनसैलाब !
अयोध्या में PM मोदी के रोडशो में उमड़े 5 लाख से भी ज्यादा लोग।
लोगों और समर्थकों से पट गयी अयोध्या की सड़कें।#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/dtaLygChxl
— Panchjanya (@epanchjanya) May 5, 2024
Prior to PM Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
PM Modi arrived in Ayodhya for the first time after the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram temple on January 22.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/MRQNcekI1h
— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2024
The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya’s historic temple was held on January 22, with PM Modi performing the Vedic rituals, led by a group of priests.
This will be PM Modi’s second roadshow in Ayodhya in the last five months. PM Modi held a grand roadshow during the inauguration of Maharishi Valmiki International Airport on December 30, 2023.
The polling in Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 members to the Lok Sabha is being held in all seven phases of the parliamentary elections. Voting in 16 seats was completed in the first two phases.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demonstrated a solid majority in UP in the previous two Lok Sabha elections, gaining the majority of seats.
Meanwhile, the BJP has again fielded sitting MP Lallu Singh from Ayodhya for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Ayodhya (Faizabad) Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabhas (legislative assemblies): Ayodhya, Bikapur, Milkipur, Rudauli and Dariyabad (Barabanki).
In the 2019 elections, BJP leader Lallu Singh maintained his victory by defeating Samajwadi Party leader Anand Sen Yadav. BJP candidate Lallu Singh received 529,021 votes, while SP candidate Anand Sen Yadav garnered 463,544 votes.
Ayodhya will be voting in the fifth phase on May 20. Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases till June 1 and the counting of votes in all seats is scheduled for June 4. (With inputs from ANI)
