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Modi to file nomination from Varanasi on Thursday

Lucknow: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will file his nomination papers from Varanasi Thursday and several hundred kg of rose petals and other flowers have been ordered, party leaders said Wednesday.The Gujarat chief minister

IANS IANS Updated on: April 23, 2014 17:23 IST
Several hundred kg of rose petals and other flowers have been ordered for use during the roadshow.

A list of 10 proposers of Modi has been sent to his office, the party leader said, adding Modi would be clearing the name of four people.

Those who may get to propose the name of Modi as BJP candidate from Varanasi include Vishwanath Singh, owner of Pappu Tea Corner at Assi Ghat, and Chhannu Lal Misra, a classical singer from the Banaras gharana.

The BJP tried to rope in the son and nephews of the late Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan but they politely declined, citing their family tradition of staying away from politics.
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