Archive · 16 Sep 2026
BJP Bike Rallies Linking Modi’s Birthplace, Varanasi Begin September 17
Two groups of young motorcycle riders will begin traveling on September 17.
One group will leave Vadnagar, where Narendra Modi was born, and the other will leave Varanasi.
They will travel toward the opposite city and are expected to finish on October 7.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is organizing the journeys to mark Modi’s 25 years in public life and service.
About 1,000 young people will take part.
Together, the riders will travel about 40,000 kilometers through ten states.
They will help with activities such as planting trees, cleaning public places and saving water.
They will also promote campaigns for a drug-free, tuberculosis-free and plastic-free India.
A ceremonial container of water will be carried from Vadnagar to Varanasi for temple ceremonies.
Two simultaneous bike rallies will travel between Vadnagar and Varanasi from September 17 to October 7.
The rallies are part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Seva Sankalp Abhiyan marking Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life and service.
Amit Shah will flag off the Vadnagar rally at 9:30 a.m., while senior leaders are expected at both launch events.
About 1,000 young people will participate in a combined journey covering approximately 40,000 kilometers across ten states, 193 districts and 1,159 villages.
Organizers plan cleanliness, tree-planting, water-conservation, health and social-service activities, along with interactions with government-scheme beneficiaries.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party is organizing the rallies, with about 1,000 young participants and senior political leaders including Amit Shah expected at the launch events.
- What
- Two simultaneous Seva Sankalp bike rallies will travel from Vadnagar to Varanasi and from Varanasi to Vadnagar.
- When
- The rallies will begin on September 17 and are scheduled to conclude on October 7.
- Where
- The rallies will start in Vadnagar, Gujarat, and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and pass through ten states.
- Why
- The campaign is intended to mark Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life and service while promoting social service, nation-building and patriotism.
- Start date
- September 17, Narendra Modi’s birthday
- End date
- October 7
- Routes
- Vadnagar to Varanasi and Varanasi to Vadnagar
- Scale
- Approximately 40,000 kilometers across ten states, 193 districts and 1,159 villages
- Participants
- About 1,000 young people, with approximately 500 assigned to each direction
- Vadnagar flag-off
- Amit Shah is scheduled to flag off the rally at 9:30 a.m. from Vadnagar
- Activities
- Cleanliness drives, tree planting, water conservation, drug-free and tuberculosis-free India campaigns, beneficiary interactions and sanitation-worker felicitations
