Ajay Rai gets ticket from Varanasi, calls PM Modi's roadshow 'event management'

The hype around her contesting from Varanasi also soared when Ajay Rai himself said he expected Priyanka to contest from Varanasi and pledged to make her win with a huge margin. Congress workers had also stuck posters demanding Priyanka entry into the electoral battle from Varanasi.

After his name was announced, Rai told ABP News that he will give Modi a tough fight saying he is the real son of Varanasi while Modi was just an outsider. "We are from here. We are the natives of Kashi and the sons of the soil. This is our motherland. Despite losing elections, I was on ground in the last five years fighting for real issues. I was jailed, NSA was slapped on me but still I am here. Unlike, Kejriwal who came last time, lost and never saw Varanasi again."