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LS Elections: PM To Address Rally In West Bengal, Bihar Today

PM Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the people of West Bengal will once again place their faith in the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the people of West Bengal will once again place their faith in the Bharatiya Janata Party. His remarks came ahead of his visit set to West Bengal’s Cooch Behar on Thursday. This visit underscores the BJP’s commitment to reaching out to voters in the constituency as they gear up for the upcoming elections.

Taking to X, PM Modi said, “I look forward to being among the people of Cooch Behar to address a @BJP4Bengal rally later today at around 3:30 PM. The people there have been greatly supportive of our development agenda and I am confident they will again place their faith in the BJP.”

There are 42 Parliamentary Constituencies in West Bengal. Sitting MP and BJP leader Nisith Pramanik has been re-nominated by the party from Cooch Behar.

Meanwhile, The Prime Minister will also be campaigning in Jamui for the LJP (Ram Vilas) candidate. Ahead of his visit, the PM was confident of a good showing by the party in the state.

Taking to X, the PM said, “Bihar’s role in the Lok Sabha elections is going to be very important this time too. My family members here have pledged to ensure the victory of BJP-NDA candidates on all the seats in the state. I will get a good opportunity to interact with the people in the public meeting of Jamui.”

‘PM Modi’s Bihar visit from Jamui fortunate for alliance’: Chirag Paswan

Speaking on PM Modi’s Bihar visit, LJP (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan said that it is a very fortunate occasion that the Prime Minister will begin his election rally from Jamui.

Paswan said, “In the last General elections, PM Narendra Modi started his Bihar campaign from Jamui. This proved lucky for the alliance as we won 39 out of 40 seats in the state.”

“Today again, PM Modi is starting with election rallies in Bihar from Jamui. This is a very fortunate event not just for the alliance but for all the people of Jamui,” he added.

Bihar will see polling in seven phases. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, BJP won 303 seats, while Congress managed to get only 52 seats.

The election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases starting 19 April. Nearly 97 crore voters are eligible to cast votes in the general election.

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