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- A bike rally will travel from Varanasi to Vadnagar on September 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday and 25 years of his public life.
- The rally, part of the BJP's month-long Seva Sankalp campaign running from September 17 to October 17, will feature 500 riders on 250 bikes.
- Before the flag-off, 51 riders will collect Ganga water at Lalita Ghat and offer it at the Kashi Vishwanath temple while praying for the Prime Minister's health and long life.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will flag off the rally from the Rudraksh Convention Centre after an exhibition and public meeting attended by several senior leaders.
- Police teams will escort the riders along the entire route to Varanasi's borders and beyond to ensure a smooth journey, underlining the scale of the party's celebrations.
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- Details of the exhibition on Modi's 25 years in politics at the Rudraksh Convention Centre
- How the month-long Seva Sankel campaign unfolds between September 17 and October 17
- The rally's arrival and reception in Vadnagar
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- Local Commuters traffic disruption· immediate
- Narendra Modi's Political Base base mobilization· weeks
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Named India · Rudraksh Convention Centre · Vadnagar · Varanasi · Amit Shah · Anil Rajbhar · Bharatiya Janata Party · Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha · Brajesh Pathak · Chirag Paswan · Keshav Prasad Maurya · Mohit Agarwal · Narendra Modi
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