Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Catch The Poll Pulse Of Uttar Pradesh With News18 | Reporters Project The Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi came under the national spotlight back in 2014 when the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi won the seat by a margin of 3.7 lakh votes. Since then, Modi’s charisma and appeal have dominated the VIP seat, making it very difficult for any opposition party to make a significant mark.Modi retained the seat in 2019 with an increased margin of 4.8 lakh votes and is set to contest from the constituency for the third time this year. BJP leaders in the area have announced their bold ambition of ‘Ab ki baar 10 lakh paar’ in terms of votes and a 7-lakh victory margin. The seat has been a BJP stronghold since 1991 with a near-perfect record, disrupted only once by Congress’s victory in 2004.PM Modi’s Varanasi report card has listed the Kashi Vishwanath corridor, construction of ring roads, development of an efficient road and bridge network, a cancer hospital, building of a cricket stadium, and cleanliness as key achievements and infrastructure projects.