Bikaner, Rajasthan — September 24, 2026: Under the banner of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma participated in a programme in Bikaner on Thursday, joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's virtual address to youth, women and yatra participants — an address that wove personal conviction on public service into a live conversation with citizens on the ground.

Modi's virtual address to Bikaner's youth and women

Speaking virtually, Prime Minister Modi engaged directly with young participants and matrishakti (women) involved in the Seva Sankalp Yatra, drawing out their enthusiasm and dedication. The interaction was framed not as a one-way broadcast but as a dialogue — the Prime Minister listening to, and then encouraging, those at the grassroots level of the campaign.

CM Sharma described the address as 'prernadayi' (inspiring), noting that Modi's 'entire life has been devoted to public service and nation-building,' a sentiment he said guides Rajasthan's own governance approach.

'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' — trees planted in Bikaner

The occasion was also marked by a tree-plantation drive under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign — a national initiative Prime Minister Modi launched in June 2024 that asks citizens to plant a tree in their mother's name, braiding environmental responsibility with an emotional, personal gesture.

By embedding the plantation drive within the Seva Sankalp event, the state government signalled its alignment with the national campaign's twin goals: environmental conservation and mass public participation. CM Sharma personally participated in the planting, sending, as he put it, a message of 'environmental protection and people's participation.'

Seva as a governing principle in BJP-ruled Rajasthan

The Seva Sankalp Abhiyan reflects the broader BJP pattern of institutionalising 'seva' — service — as a political and administrative philosophy, replicated across states through yatras, community events and virtual PM addresses that stitch local cadre energy to national messaging.

Bhajan Lal Sharma, who took office in December 2023, has positioned service as the 'foundational principle of governance,' and Thursday's event extended that framing to Bikaner's communities. The Seva Sankalp Yatra is expected to expand to additional Rajasthan districts in the coming months, with tree-plantation figures from the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' drive set to be tallied as the campaign scales.

For a government barely three years old, aligning every state initiative with a nationally resonant PM address is a deliberate political architecture — one Bikaner witnessed in practice today.