Full coverage of PM Modi's nomination and voters' mood in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha election from Varanasi constituency. The prime minister was accompanied by several top BJP and NDA leaders during his nomination filing, in what was a showcase of allies power. Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U president Nitish Kumar, SAD patron Prakash Singh Badal, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, were among the NDA partners present as Modi filed his papers.