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Days after winning the Varanasi Lok Sabha for third consecutive term, Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday said that it appears that Maa Ganga has adopted him now. In his first visit to Varanasi after the polls, he was addressing a PM Kisan Samman Sammelan, where he released the Rs 20,000 crore 17th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi for more than 9.26 crore farmers.

"The people of Varanasi have not only chosen me as MP for a third time but also as prime minister," PM Modi said as quoted by news agency PTI.

PM Modi won from Varanasi with a margin of 1,52, 513 votes in the 2024 polls, less than nis close to 4.8 lakh margin in 2019. He said that the mandate given by the people in this Lok Sabha polls is truly unprecedented and has created history. He also added that his first decision of the new government is related to the farmers and the poor.

"I consider farmers, women, the youth and the poor strong pillars of 'Viksit Bharat'," Modi said.

Referring to his reelection from the constituency in Uttar Pradesh, he said, "With the blessings of Baba Vishwanath and Maa Ganga, and the immense love of the people of Kashi, I have got the privilege of becoming the country's 'pradhan sevak' for the third time."

He said the people of Kashi have blessed him by electing him as their representative for the third consecutive time and added that "'ab to Maa Ganga ne bhee jaise mujhe god le liya hai, main yaheen ka ho gaya hoon (Now, it seems as if Mother Ganga has also adopted me, I have become one of this place".

PM Modi also added that it is very rare in a democratic country like India to be elected for a third consecutive term. The people of Varanasi, Modi said, have not only chosen his as an MP for a third time but also as prime minister.

PM Modi asserted that the agriculture will play a big role in making 21st century India third largest economic power in the world. 

After being sworn-in as prime minister, Modi signed his first file authorising the release of the 17th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. The prime minister said decisions like building more than three crore houses for poor families or
extending the PM Kisan Samman scheme across the country will help many.

On the results of the Lok Sabha elections, he said this victory gives huge confidence. Modi said this trust of the people in him inspires him to continuously work hard to serve them and take the country to new heights. 

"I will work hard like this day and night, and will I make every effort to fulfil your dreams and aspirations," the prime minister said.

(With input from agencies)