Modi files nomination to run for third term as PM in India’s general election

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prays at Kashi Vishwanath Temple after a roadshow in Varanasi, India (Rajesh Kumar/AP)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination to run for a third term in India’s general election in the northern city of Varanasi.

Mr Modi hopes to retain his seat in the holy Hindu city, his constituency, from where he ran and won, first in 2014 and then again in 2019.