Holding a roadshow with NDA ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exuded confidence that the ruling coalition will do even better in the state than in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and could even win the only constituency it had lost last time. 

Speaking exclusively to NDTV during the roadshow on Sunday, the Prime Minister predicted a clean sweep for the alliance in Bihar and said in Hindi, “I have spoken to our allies in Bihar. We had lost one seat (in 2019) and we may not lose even one this time.”

Stating that he has strong connections with the state and its people, PM Modi said, “I have come here very often for organisational work and have visited different parts of the state. I have very old connections here.”

The Prime Minister said he has been to almost every state and there is a strong resolve all over the country to ensure the BJP and the NDA achieve their target of winning over 400 seats. 

“Bihar has infused this resolve with new colours. It has given it new strength. The atmosphere across the country is mirrored in Bihar too,” he said.