India, Feb. 7 -- Lawmakers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance in Bihar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to thank him for the provisions made for the poll-bound state in Union Budget 2025-26.

The meeting marks the beginning of the alliance's poll preparation in the state, where the NDA is seeking to retain power under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar.

In the budget presented by Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, Bihar was allocated projects worth Rs.60,000 crore, which included new airports, infrastructure projects, a Makhana Board to improve production, processing, value addition and marketing of foxnuts, and financial support in the Western Koshi Can...