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PM's 4-state visit begins today, to address Bihar rally

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May 29, 2025

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to four states, including poll-bound Bihar, from Thursday to launch numerous development projects, as he continues his intensive tour of the country in the run-up to the first anniversary of his third term in office.

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR AND RAMASHANKAR @ New Delhi/Patna

PM's 4-state visit begins today, to address Bihar rally

According to PMO statement, Modi will visit Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh on May 29 and 30. He will attend the "Sikkim@50: Where Progress meets Purpose and Nature nurtures Growth" programme on Thursday and lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects before addressing the gathering to mark 50 glorious years of Sikkim's statehood.

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