The Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate in the Delhi elections 2025, Ravinder Singh Negi, recently became news when Prime Minister Modi touched his feet at a rally. It is one such gesture that tells about the man’s rise and his controversial statements.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen touching the feet of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader before addressing a public meeting in Ghonda on January 29 ahead of Delhi Election 2025.
The Delhi BJP chief, Virendra Sachdeva, introduced all party candidates before the PM could start his speech. All the candidates walked up to the stage, one after another, to meet and greet the Prime Minister. Most of them bowed and touched PM Modi’s feet. However, soon after Ravinder Singh Negi, the party candidate from Patparganj, tried to touch Modi’s feet, the Prime Minister repeated the gesture and touched Negi’s feet three times.
After Negi, BJP’s Vishwas Nagar candidate, Om Prakash Sharma bowed to touch Modi’s feet but stopped midway. This is not the first time PM Modi has reciprocated and touched the feet of those who felt his at events.
Negi, 45, is contesting from Patparganj seat on a BJP ticket. The seat has been won by senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia thrice since 2013. Sisodia has moved out of this seat and is contesting from Jangpura in the upcoming assembly polls. Negi is up against UPSC coach Avadh Ojha’ sir’. Ojha joined AAP days before his name was featured in the candidate list.
