New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign blitz for the Bihar Assembly polls this week, soon after Diwali. The prime minister will address a dozen events - large and small public meetings - in the poll-bound state from October 24 till the elections' next phase.

The Prime Minister's events will cover significant regions including Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Samastipur, East and West Champaran, Saharsa, and Araria, the BJP leaders said.

The Prime Minister has already addressed rallies in Bihar before the names of candidates were announced by NDA alliance partners. The last rally that the PM addressed was on September 15 in East Champaran district, where he also launched development projects worth...