Voting in the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is set to take place on Monday, March 7. Among the constituencies going to polls during this phase are the eight crucial segments which fall under the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.

Besides being the seat from which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019, Varanasi has an important place in the India's history and heritage. However, the locals say that the city has been going through major changes due to the politics of last few years.

What do the people of Varanasi have to say about the city, the problems they face and what they want from government of Uttar Pradesh? The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani has an open debate with the people to find out what they have to say.

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