Modi files candidacy for India election in Hindu holy city

On Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi submitted his candidacy for a Hindu holy city's Varanasi parliamentary seat in a general election his party is strongly favored to win.

Modi remains popular in India. Hundreds of supporters had gathered to applaud Modi outside the local government office where he lodged his nomination, at the end of a two-day campaign stop packed with numerous public displays of worship. Tens of thousands of supporters had lined the streets of Varanasi to greet Modi as he arrived in the city on Monday.