The Centre is looking to shower sops on Bihar in a bid to woo its electorate ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. According to party sources, the Union Cabinet has given a green signal to many projects ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's one-day visit to the poll-bound state on July 25. Many projects, related to roads, power and education, will be announced in the coming days. "While some projects are new, some have been pending for some time now. The pending ones will be given a green signal by the Union government very soon," a party leader said. The state will also see the setting up of food parks, broadband connectivity in rural areas and software parks in cities like Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Darbhanga. Sources said that PM may also inaugurate Daniyawan Biharsharif railway line in the state. A medical institute was announced for Bihar in the Union Budget by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who had said: "Keeping in view the need to augment medical services in Bihar, I propose to set up another AIIMS-like institution in the state." The prime minister's rally will also kickstart the BJP's campaign in the state. The BJP believes that Modi's magic will work in favour of the party and sources claim the BJP's state unit has requested the central leadership to schedule three more rallies of the PM ahead of the announcement of the poll schedule.
