No discontent over vacating Varanasi seat for Modi: Joshi

Joshi said there was “no question of any discontent on the issue of vacating the Varanasi seat and shifting to Kanpur”.

The BJP leader said he expects the voting percentage in Varanasi to increase this time as the number of voters have increased.

Asked about the alleged violation of the model code of conduct in his constituency, Joshi said it was the job of the Election Commission to check all such instances and the poll body should depute strong officers and personnel for the polling exercise to check such practises.  

He rued that “training” of polling officials was not upto the mark this time, saying that officials were only interested in getting the exercise done anyhow.

He said the official poll machinery should also be made aware and geared up for the polls on the lines of the awareness drive launched for voters.