New Delhi, November 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Chhattisgarh today to address a rally in Bilaspur but there will be no blockage of traffic as Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Chhattisgarh, reported news agency ANI. Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018 Live: First-Phase Voting Underway in Maoist Bastion Bastar, Rajnandgaon Amid Tight Security.

The Prime Minister will also visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, later in the day, where he will inaugurate several development projects including multi-modal terminal on River Ganga. PM Modi to Inaugurate Ganga-Haldia Inland Waterways Project, 2 Key Highways in Varanasi Today.

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PM Modi will also be inaugurating the Ganga-Haldia inland waterways project, along with two key highways in his Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi. On sidelines of the meeting, Modi is also expected to meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is also in Varanasi to address full-time Sangh workers.

The first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh in interior areas of Kistaram, Palem and Bejji in Naxal-affected Sukma district is underway today, Monday, November 12. News agency ANI reported that 53 polling stations out of the total of 4336 reported delayed start of polling due to technical reasons. However, 100% polling stations have reported smooth polling with long queues outside the polling stations.

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