Varanasi, Oct. 22 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified preparations for a grand welcome for Prime Minister and Varanasi MP Narendra Modi's proposed visit to Kashi on October 25.

Welcome centers have been set up at various locations from the Police Lines to Namoghat, where the Prime Minister will be greeted with chants of "Har Har Mahadev" and "Jai Shri Ram" amid the sound of drums, damru playing, conch blowing, and cultural dance performances. Preparations are also underway to welcome him with a shower of flowers along his route.

BJP Kashi region president Ashok Chaurasia said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at Varanasi airport around 10 a.m. on October 25. From there, he will travel by helicopter to Mirzamura...