A large crowd cheered for the prime minister and waved cutouts of the BJP's election symbol 'lotus' as he greeted them from his car

PM Modi also visited the Gumati Gurdwara before starting his roadshow

Small children, women and elders lined the streets as the prime minister's motorcade passed through

The crowd shouted slogans and showered flower petals

The prime minister was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the BJP's Kanpur candidate Ramesh Awasthi and Akbarpur candidate Devendra Singh atop the open-hooded vehicle

Voting in the state's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies, including Kanpur and Akbarpur, will be held in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 13

The Kannauj parliamentary constituency, where Samajwadi Party chief and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is in the fray, will also vote on the same day

A BJP worker said the roadshow was held from the Gumti Gurudwara to Fazalganj and people from different sections of society greeted the prime minister

The next two phases will be conducted on May 7 and May 13. The counting of votes will be held on June 4