Motihari (Bihar) | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached the venue of his function in Motihari in Bihar's East Champaran district in an open vehicle.

The vehicle was painted in saffron, a colour that has become emblematic of the BJP, and bedecked with flowers, and crowds erupted in chants of "Modi! Modi!" as the PM reached the venue, waving at the people and greeting them with folded hands.

The PM was flanked by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, in an obvious show of solidarity within the NDA ahead of the Bihar assembly due later this year.

Notably, in the recent past, the PM had reached venues of his functions in Bihar, perched atop an open vehicle, on several occasions.