Modi's Patna rally: BJP books 11 trains , 3000 buses and 30 LED screens

Besides Narendra Modi, party president Rajnath Singh, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, actor-politician and party MP from Patna Saheb Shatrughan Sinha and state leaders would participate in the rally, the state party chief said.

The October 27 rally was being keenly watched as it would be the first time that Narendra Modi would attempt to storm his bete noire Nitish Kumar's political bastion, kept off bounds for him for the last 17 years when JD(U) and BJP were partners in the NDA.

According to former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, the backstage LED screen would display slides showing famous historical places of the state like Nalanda university, Bodh Gaya temple, Gol Ghar among others and portraits of great personalities.