PATNA, May 30 -- The state capital of Patna was imbued in national fervour, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trying to stoke national pride by putting up posters, welcome arches and banners of 'Operation Sindoor', and the national tricolour dotting the nearly 6-km stretch from the Jayprakash Narayan International (JPNI) airport to its party office, as people in large number gathered along road side to cheer their leader and get a glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his hour-long road show in Patna on Thursday evening. This was the first time the PM visited Bihar since the May 7 'Operation Sindoor', India's military action against terror camps in Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. Modi sat on the front seat inside a black bullet-proof Range Rover, smiling and waving to the boisterous crowd throughout the road show, as people reciprocated his gesture by cheering and waving at him, raining flower petals on his SUV. Many, holding cellphones, tried to freeze the PM in their frame, as his SUV cantered on Bailey Road with a posse of security personnel from the special protection group (SPG) walking alongside it. There was tremendous enthusiasm in the crowd, as many held posters with different slogans and messages on them. "Terror and talks cannot go together; water and blood cannot flow together," said a poster targeting Pakistan. There were posters describing Modi as "Kalyug ke Bhagwan", translating into God of the Kali Yuga, referring to the Hindu concept of Kalki, the prophesised tenth and final avatar of lord Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared at the end of the Kali Yuga. There were others, with Modi's photograph, describing him as a "Vishwa Guru" (world leader), "Bharat ke shaan" (pride of India), with songs like "Chak De India" and "Jai Ho" played in the background. "Hame aap pe garv hai (we are proud of you)," said another banner depicting Modi's picture. "We used to see Modi on TV, but today we have got an opportunity to see him live, and I am excited about it," said an ecstatic Rahul Kumar, 27, who waited for over two hours near the Income-Tax roundabout for a glimpse of the PM. Raunaq, 37, and his wife Aknksha Tanu, 35, who came from Bangalore on a holiday, were also excited to see the PM, as they came out of their apartment on Bailey Road to stand by the roadside to see the PM's convoy roll by. However, security personnel pushed Raunaq back, as he was wearing a black tee shirt and cap. "The security personnel along the road asked me to remove my cap and move back as I was wearing a black tee shirt," said Raunaq. The BJP, on its part, left no stone unturned to reap dividends from the valour displayed by the Indian armed forces and the PM's leadership, which forced Pakistan eat humble pie. The saffron party put up huge welcome arches and make-shift stages at vantage points along the PM's route on Bailey Road, with replicas of the Brahmos missile and fighter jets of the Indian Air Force against the backdrop of posters of Operation Sindoor, depicting a woman soldier in battle fatigue. Normal traffic was stopped on the route well over an hour in advance....