Patna, Oct. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections on October 24 from Karpooripuram, where he will pay tribute to Bharat Ratna Jananayak Karpoori Thakur and address his first election rally in Samastipur.
The decision to launch PM Modi's campaign from the birthplace of the socialist icon and two-time Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur is seen as both political and symbolic of an emotional connection. The move is viewed as Modi's attempt to give a new direction to the politics of social justice and development in Bihar.
Bihar BJP President Dr Dilip Jaiswal told the media in Patna today that PM Modi will also address another rally in Begusarai later the same day. The Prime Minister is schedu...