PM Narendra Modi to hold massive NDA rally in Patna, CM Nitish Kumar to share stage

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a massive rally in Patna to blow the bugle for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls in the politically important Bihar.

PM Narendra Modi will address the National Democratic Alliance's Sankalp rally along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan at Gandhi Maiden. The three tall leaders of the NDA would look to woo the voters in Bihar that have total of 40 Parliamentary seats.

The NDA rally is aimed at taking a resolve to make a new and secure India under the leadership of PM Modi, BJP General Secretary Bhupendra Yadav said Saturday.

Yadav, who is BJP's Bihar in-charge, claimed that the public meeting would be the biggest so far at the huge Gandhi Maidan in terms of presence of people.

The Sankalp rally is being organised to take a resolve to make a new, strong, prosperous, safe and secured India. We are proud of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan who returned to India yesterday (from Pakistan). We thank government and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this, Yadav, a Rajya Sabha member, told reporters here.

The government is steadily moving ahead with its mantra of Sabka sath, sabka vikas, he said claimed there is a growing feeling among people to give another chance to Modi in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Workers and leaders of all the three NDA constituents --BJP, JD(U) and LJP -- have been working hard to make the rally a grand success, Yadav said.

Asked whether PM is expected to announce some gifts for Bihar at the rally, Yadav said that the prime minister recently participated in a big public meeting at Barauni in Begusarai where he announced several schemes and projects.

Earlier in January this year, BJP Bihar president Nityanand Rai said PM Modi will present his government's five years report card during the NDA rally in Patna.

"NDA ki rally mein pradhan mantri saboot ke saath apne sarkar ka hisab denge aur Congress se 55 saalon ka hisab lenge [PM Modi will present his government's report card with proofs and will also demand the Congress to show the report card of its 55-year government," Nityanand Rai said.

When questioned whether the BJP was the big brother in the alliance, Nityanand Rai said that the 2019 Lok Sabha polls will be fought jointly by BJP national president Amit Shah, JDU national president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Minister and LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan.

"Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan will be fighting elections together to win and make Narendra Modi the prime minister again, Nityanand Rai said.