August 16, 2026 08:26 pm (IST)
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad, Sonia Gandhi to address rally in Patna
Patna, Aug 30 (IBNS): A massive rally is scheduled to take place in Patna on Sunday where Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and Congress President Sonia Gandhi will share the stage ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls.
The grand rally is expected to be attended by lakhs of people from all parts of Bihar as these three political parties will take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is calling it a 'Swabhiman Rally' (a rally for self-respect).
This comes as Narendra Modi's BJP tries to capture power in Bihar in the Assembly elections, due by October this year, by dislodging the Janata Dal(U) government, headed by Nitish Kumar. The NDA in Bihar is pitted against a combina
The JD (U) has combined with Lalu Prasad's RJD and the Congress to resist the BJP.
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