At the grand swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, the moment that captured widespread attention was the wave of a brightly-coloured “gamchha” by Narendra Modi, which elicited cheers from a crowd estimated at around three lakh. The Prime Minister’s casual gesture, juxtaposed with the formal proceedings, stood out amid the political pageantry.
The event also featured traditional cultural performances, including the Mithila folk dance “Sama Chakeva” by a group of women artists, welcoming the dignitaries before official proceedings began. On-stage presence included national-level leaders such as the Prime Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J. P. Nadda, and chief ministers from major states. The ceremony marked Nitish Kumar’s record tenth term as Chief Minister of Bihar and included Bhojpuri cultural elements local stars and music enlivened the gathering. Culinary offerings such as Litti-Chokha and Makhana-Kheer were served to visiting dignitaries, and Patna’s streets were bedecked with large-format cut-outs and posters of leading NDA figures. Analysts noted that the gamchha wave offered a rare blend of casual symbolism
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