Bihar Elections 2025: PM Modi Boosts BJP Campaign With Rs 36,000 Crore Infra Push

Here's what the prime minister did during his packed schedule in Bihar on Sept. 15:

• Inaugurated a newly developed terminal building at Purnea airport, which will enhance passenger handling capacity in the region.

• Flagged off the first flight on the Purnea-Kolkata route.

• Laid the foundation stone for a 3x800 MW thermal power facility worth Rs 25,000 crore at Pirpainti, Bhagalpur. This is the state's largest private sector investment.

• Laid the foundation stone for Phase 1 of the Kosi-Mechi Intra-State River Link Project worth over Rs 2,680 crore.

• Inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for rail projects and flagged off multiple trains in Bihar during the day.

• Laid the foundation stones for the rail line between Bikramshila – Katareah, worth over Rs 2,170 crore, providing direct connectivity across the river Ganga.

• Inaugurated a new rail line between Arariya and Galgalia, which was built at a cost of Rs 4,410 crore.

• Flagged off a train in the Araria–Galgalia (Thakurganj) section, which establishes direct rail connectivity between Araria and Kishanganj districts, significantly improving access across northeastern Bihar.

• Launched the Vande Bharat Express train between Jogbani and Danapur, directly benefitting districts such as Araria, Purnea, Madhepura, Saharsa, Khagaria, Begusarai, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, and Patna.

• Flagged off Amrit Bharat Express trains between Saharsa and Chheharta (Amritsar) and Jogbani and Erode.

• Participated in Griha Pravesh ceremonies for 35,000 rural beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin and 5,920 under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Urban and handed over keys to a few beneficiaries.

• Distributed community investment funds of around Rs 500 crore to cluster-level federations under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission in Bihar and handed over cheques to a few cluster-level federations (CLFs) heads.

In a post on X, Modi said, "The double-engine government is continuously working to make the lives of the people of Bihar easier. Today, I am extremely pleased to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth thousands of crores from Purnea."