Archive · 17 Sep 2026
NDA Leaders Gather in Varanasi for Modi Birthday Celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday is being celebrated with events in Uttar Pradesh.
The main gathering is taking place in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has started a month-long programme called Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.
The programme includes public service and community activities.
A motorcycle rally is traveling from Varanasi toward Vadnagar in Gujarat.
Another rally is traveling from Vadnagar toward Varanasi.
Riders will carry sacred water collected from different parts of India.
The rallies will pass through many states, districts and villages.
The journey will finish on October 7, which marks the anniversary of Modi becoming Gujarat’s chief minister in 2001.
Uttar Pradesh is hosting celebrations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party launched the month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan in Varanasi.
NDA leaders, including Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath and N. Chandrababu Naidu, attended events.
A two-way Seva Sankalp Bike Yatra began in Varanasi and Vadnagar, linking Modi’s current and birthplace constituencies.
The rallies will cover more than 10 states, 193 districts and 1,159 villages before ending on October 7.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, NDA leaders, BJP workers and Seva Yatris.
- What
- The BJP launched the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan and two-way Seva Sankalp Bike Yatra for Modi’s 76th birthday.
- When
- The celebrations are taking place on Modi’s birthday, with the month-long campaign ending through events scheduled until October 7.
- Where
- The main events are in Varanasi, with the second bike rally starting in Vadnagar, Gujarat.
- Why
- The activities commemorate Modi’s birthday and his 25 years in public office through welfare, outreach and community service.
- Main venue
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Campaign
- Month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyan
- Occasion
- Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday
- Political milestone
- Modi’s 25 years in public office
- Bike yatra route
- Varanasi to Vadnagar and Vadnagar to Varanasi
- Scale
- More than 10 states, 193 districts and 1,159 villages
- End date
- October 7