PM's home state goes the whole nine yards for Bihar polls

July 14, 2015 13:17

For Narendra Modi's electoral effort, Surat sari traders are again going the whole nine yards. As the Bihar Assembly polls draw near, the saris sold by these traders in the state are being packed in bags or boxes with Modi or BJP symbols on the cover.

Local MP C R Patil met 100-odd textile traders on Friday to discuss strategies to campaign using the Modi brand in Bihar. It was decided that down to the detail of the tapes on the carton, everything would have a symbol of the BJP or Modi's name on it. Read more

File pic of a Modi sari.

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