Janardan Dwivedi, politician of the Indian National Congress, said that Malaviya, who worked predominantly in Varanasi, was "deliberately chosen" by the Prime Minister Modi, who is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Varanasi.
Janardan Dwivedi, politikus Kongres Nasional India, berkata bahwa Malaviya, yang utamanya bekerja di Varanasi, "sengaja dipilih" oleh Perdana Menteri Modi, yang merupakan Anggota Parlemen petahana dari Varanasi.