Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an electrifying speech in Gaya, Bihar, on August 22, 2025, focusing on development, security, and political messaging ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore, spanning power, health, infrastructure, and urban development.

Notable projects included the Aunta-Simaria Ganga Bridge, a 1.86-km six-lane bridge on NH-31, costing Rs 1,870 crore, enhancing connectivity between Mokama and Begusarai, reducing travel distance by over 100 km for heavy vehicles. A 660-MW thermal power plant worth Rs 6,880 crore to boost energy security and the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre inaugurated in Muzaffarpur to provide advanced, affordable cancer care, were key highlights of the Modi infrastructure blitzkrieg in Bihar. Sewerage treatment plant (STP) and network in Munger under the Namami Gange initiative, costing over Rs 520 crore to reduce pollution, needs special mention. Other urban infrastructure projects included foundation stones that were laid for STPs and water supply projects in Aurangabad, Bodhgaya, and Jehanabad under AMRUT 2.0 Amrit Bharat Express (Gaya-Delhi) and Buddhist Circuit Train (Vaishali-Koderma) to boost tourism and connectivity were also inaugurated.

PM Modi handed over keys to 12,000 rural beneficiaries under PMAY-Gramin and 4,260 people under PMAY-Urban, emphasising housing for the poor. Over 38 lakh homes have been provided in Bihar, with 2 lakh in Gaya alone. He reiterated his commitment to ensuring every poor family gets a permanent home with amenities like electricity, water, and gas. Modi emphasised national security, referencing Operation Sindoor as a new era in India’s defence policy. He issued a stern warning to Pakistan, stating, “India’s missiles will bury terrorists anywhere" and highlighted the failure of Pakistan’s combat readiness.

Modi raised concerns about illegal immigration, particularly in Bihar’s border districts, where he claimed demography is “rapidly changing." He announced a ‘Demographic Mission’ to protect local jobs and rights, asserting that “infiltrators will not decide India’s future" or take jobs from Bihar’s youth. This was in response to Opposition parties, for brazenly supporting immigrants for votes.

PM Modi called out the bluff of the RJD and Congress, accusing them of treating Bihar’s people as a vote bank and neglecting their struggles. He referenced the RJD’s “lantern rule" as a period of “darkness" marked by red terror, lack of education, and forced migration. He also recalled Revanth Reddy, the Congress CM of Telangana, for his past statement against Biharis, accusing RJD of ignoring such insults. Modi praised Bihar’s historical and cultural significance, calling it the “land of Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya" and the “backbone of the nation." He lauded the........

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