India
Updated : May 09, 2014, 03:18 PM IST
A day after Narendra Modi drove through this temple town, his opponent AAP's Arvind Kejriwal today began his roadshow from rural parts of the constituency and took a jibe at the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate's "helicopter" visit.
Kejriwal also said that he was confident about his victory with a "huge majority" and accused BJP of trying every tactic including communal and caste politics, as well as "violence and bribing of media".
The Aam Aadmi Party leader, who is pitted against Modi from Varanasi parliamentary constituency, said "people in Varanasi say how will a person who comes in a helicopter for only two hours to campaign, serve us"."AAP is winning with a huge majority in Varanasi...Narendra Modi will suffer defeat as people of Varanasi know about the reality," said Kejriwal, whose city roadshow would begin later today from Banaras Hindu University gate -- the same place from where Modi last evening began his drive-through.
Even as tempratures soar in Varanasi, users of social media websites like Twitter are active in support of the Aam Aadmi Party wave in Kashi:
its #AAPWaveInKashi @_sabanaqvi In varanasi quite an atmosphere, orange and white topis all over.. Underdog aap putting up very gritty fight
— Munnabai (@munnnabai) May 9, 2014
The sea of white in Varanasi taking Maa Ganga's message to everyone.They didn't wait for a बुलावा, by the way #AAPWaveInKashi
— Anil Acharya (@aa3132) May 9, 2014
#AAPWave A tribute to efforts of @AamAadmiParty @Ikumar7 @fdi_r @kapsology #AAPWaveInKashi pic.twitter.com/tnRsIWfvja
— BRIJESH (@youthwithaap) May 9, 2014
Varanasi will vote for Arvind who cherishes History&draws from it to secure the future.Not for others who EXPLOIT history #AAPWaveInKashi
— Anil Acharya (@aa3132) May 9, 2014
@ArvindKejriwal is having neck to nect fight in Varanasi for the 3rd place. This is what they call #AAPKranti and #AAPWaveInKashi
— Aakash Gauttam (@AakashGauttam) May 9, 2014
History will repeat itself Jeetega arvind jeetega hind #AAPWaveInKashi pic.twitter.com/ErGyL2mwSf
— Kashi ka Kejriwal (@prerna2107) May 9, 2014
"@mayankgandhi04: Varanasi seat has 300 villages, where AAP is sweeping pic.twitter.com/NRSzVvIHRc"#AapwaveInKashi
— Vote4Aap4UrRaj (@muntaziraapka) May 9, 2014