Earlier on Sunday, the Prime Minister held a grand roadshow in Patna along with CM Nitish Kumar and BJP candidate for Patna Sahib constituency Ravi Shankar Prasad
PM Modi in Patna. PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib in Patna City. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Gurudwara Patna Sahib and served food to devotees in its langar
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PM Modi was seen wearing a Sikh turban and he also served langer at Gurudwara Patna Sahib from a steel bucket. The BJP supremo also helped the Gurdwara management cook food for the langar.
Takhat Sri Patna Sahib also known as Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib, is one of the five takhats of the Sikhs, located in the state capital. The construction of the takhat was commissioned by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the 18th century to mark the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna, in 1666. He also spent his early years there before moving to Anandpur Sahib.
The PM visited Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib a day after holding a roadshow in the state capital making him the first prime minister to have held a roadshow anywhere in Bihar. Earlier on Sunday, the Prime Minister held a grand roadshow in Patna along with CM Nitish Kumar and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.
The PM is scheduled to address election rallies in favour of NDA nominees in Hajipur, Muzaffarpur and Saran on Monday. The date of voting for the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency is June 1 in the 7th phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The BJP has fielded sitting MP Ravi Shankar Prasad from the Patna Sahib constituency. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP candidate Ravi Shankar Prasad had won from the same constituency securing 607506 votes.
In the fourth phase being held today, five constituencies of Bihar are going to polls - Begusarai, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Munger and Darbhanga. Till 9.00 am a voter turnout of 10.18 per cent was recorded. The state holds a total of 40 seats making it the fourth largest contributor of Lok Sabha seats after Uttar Pradesh (80), Maharashtra (48), West Bengal (42) and Andhra Pradesh (42).
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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