PM's Bihar Visits Focus on Grand Alliance Strongholds

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Bihar for the fourth time this year on 20 June, where he will address a public rally in Siwan.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

This will be his seventh visit to the poll-bound state since taking oath as Prime Minister for the third time in June 2024.

The string of visits by PM Modi—occurring well before the high-profile election campaign for Bihar formally begins in October—is being seen as part of the BJP's outreach to consolidate perception and support in key regions, especially where the opposition Grand Alliance parties had performed well in the 2020 polls.

This election is widely seen as one that could, if the NDA wins, result in Bihar getting its first Chief Minister from the BJP.

In 2025, the PM had first visited Bhagalpur, which is in the Anga region, in February, and participated in events focused on regional development, including the inauguration of infrastructure projects.

Less than two months later, in April, he went to Madhubani to attend the National Panchayati Raj Day programme and launched multiple development projects worth over Rs 13,480 crore. Madhubani is part of the Mithila region.

In May, the Prime Minister was active in Patna and Bikramganj (Rohtas district), where he inaugurated the new terminal at Patna Airport, laid the foundation stone for Bihta Airport, and unveiled development projects totalling over Rs 48,520 crore. Patna is in the Magadh region, while Rohtas is part of the Shahabad (Bhojpur) region. He also held a massive roadshow in Patna during this visit.

This month, he is scheduled to address a large rally—referred to locally as a "raila"—in Siwan, which is in the Saran region.