PM Modi holds roadshow in Patna before meeting party leaders at BJP headquarters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during a road show in Patna, Bihar, on May 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (May 29, 2025) held a roadshow in Patna and later met party leaders and workers at state BJP headquarters in view of the upcoming Assembly elections, which are due in October-November later this year. This was PM Modi’s third visit to Bihar in the last five months, since January 2025.

Earlier, before setting off on his roadshow, PM Modi inaugurated the new integrated terminal building of Patna airport and Bihta civil airport, about 30 kms from Patna. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and all top state BJP leaders were present at the Patna airport to welcome PM Modi.

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During his nearly 6-km long roadshow, PM Modi’s convoy was showered with flower petals and the gathered crowd chanted “Bharat Mata ki Jai” seeing his convoy passing from there. However, unlike his last roadshow in Patna held in May 2024, PM Modi didn’t come over his vehicle this time and kept waving from inside the vehicle towards gathered people flanking both sides of the road en route to the roadshow.

Mostly women and youth holding tricolours and posters of PM Modi in hand had come to “see” him in the sweltering summer heat, waiting for his arrival for hours. The six-km roadshow took nearly two hours for PM Modi’s slow-moving convoy to reach BJP’s state headquarters. Posters depicting “Operation Sindoor” and PM Modi were prominently displayed en route to the roadshow.

PM Modi is likely to visit the State again on June 20, though, said the state BJP leaders, the venue has not been decided yet.

Later, he reached the party’s state headquarters at Beerchand Patel Road and held a meeting with BJP leaders and workers in view of the upcoming State Assembly elections, which are due in October-November this year. Mr Modi will address a public meeting at Bikramganj in Rohtas district on May 30, where he is also expected to announce a ₹50 thousand crore project for the development of the state. PM Modi is scheduled to make an overnight stay at Raj Bhawan in Patna.

“PM Modi’s roadshow was a historic moment for all of us and it was a huge success where over a lakh people had gathered on both sides of the road to welcome their leader,” said young party MLA and Urban Development and Housing Minister in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led cabinet Nitin Nabin, who has been made in charge of the roadshow in Patna.

Earlier, PM Modi had visited the state in February and April and on May 4 recently this month, he had inaugurated the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna through video conferencing.

“He (PM Modi) will be addressing a huge public rally tomorrow (May 30, 2025) at Bikramganj in Rohtas district, where, said former state party president and party MP Sanjay Jaiswal, who has been monitoring the PM’s rally there, ‘over 5 lakh people are expected to come”.

People from neighbouring Bhojpur and Buxar districts too are expected to visit the PM’s rally at Bikramganj.

Published - May 29, 2025 07:41 pm IST