During his visit to Gurudwara Patna Sahib in Bihar on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in serving langar. He was seen wearing an orange turban while serving.
In the footage, the Prime Minister was observed shaking hands with a young child on the Gurudwara premises. Additionally, he assisted the Gurdwara management in preparing food for the langar.
The Prime Minister visited Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib a day after participating in a roadshow in the state capital, accompanied by CM Nitish Kumar and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Scheduled to address election rallies in support of NDA candidates in Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, and Saran on Monday, the Prime Minister is on a busy campaign schedule.
Takhat Sri Patna Sahib, also known as Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib, is one of the five takhats of the Sikhs, situated in the state capital. Maharaja Ranjit Singh commissioned the construction of this takhat in the 18th century to commemorate the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh.
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna in 1666. He spent his early years here before relocating to Anandpur Sahib.
In Bihar, there are 40 Lok Sabha seats, making it the fourth-highest among all States and Union Territories. This eastern state holds a crucial position in shaping Indian politics.
As part of the NDA alliance, BJP and JD(U) will contest on 17 and 16 seats respectively.
In the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), the opposition coalition, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will contest the election on 26 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats. Congress will contest from nine seats, and the Left parties will contest the remaining five seats.
On Monday, Bihar is witnessing the electoral contest in Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, and Munger Lok Sabha seats.
Key candidates from Bihar in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls include Giriraj Singh (BJP), Lalit Kumar Yadav (RJD), Gopal Jee Thakur (BJP), Alok Kumar Mehta (RJD), Nityanand Rai (BJP), Sunny Hazari (Congress), Shambhavi Chaudhary (Lok Janshakti Party), Awadhesh Kumar Rai (RJD), Anita Devi Mahto (RJD), and Rajiv Ranjan Singh (JDU).
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In 2019, the BJP-led NDA swept the state by securing victory in 39 out of 40 seats, while Congress managed to win just one seat. Despite being a formidable force in the state, RJD failed to secure any seats.
Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory commenced on Monday at 7 am.