Lok Sabha elections 2019: PM Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi, Amit Shah from Gandhinagar in BJP first list of candidates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would seek re-election from Varanasi constituency. BJP president Amit Shah would contest from Gandhinagar and Home Minister Rajnath Singh would seek re-election from Lucknow and Smriti Irani has been fielded in Amethi.