So, what has been Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's reaction to the Sunday serial blasts? Kumar said yesterday that the timing of the Patna serial blasts on the day of Narendra Modi's rally was "very worrying", adding it appeared to be a "deliberate attempt" to vitiate the atmosphere in the state.

Ruling out any security lapses in the arrangements for BJP prime ministerial candidate's mammoth 'Hunkar' (battle cry) rally, Nitish also said there were no intelligence inputs about the explosions either from the Centre or from the state.

The serial blasts cannot be a coincidence that they occurred on the day of the rally, he asserted. Read more