CM Samrat Choudhary addresses Rangoli event at Gyan Bhawan, Patna
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Colour, craft, and community service converged at Gyan Bhawan, Patna on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, as Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary presided over a rangoli competition organised under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan — a BJP-led public outreach campaign that fuses cultural expression with a service-to-nation message.
The event, titled 'Seva ke Rang, Rashtra ke Sang' ('Colours of Service, Together with the Nation'), brought together participants at the iconic government convention centre in the Bihar capital. CM Choudhary addressed the gathering and presented certificates of appreciation (prashasti patra) to the participants, recognising their contributions to the programme.
What is Seva Sankalp Abhiyan?
The Seva Sankalp Abhiyan is a BJP-driven community outreach initiative active across NDA-governed states, including Bihar. The campaign blends social-service activities with cultural programmes — rangoli events being a recurring feature — to engage citizens, especially party workers and local communities, around themes of national pride and voluntary service.
BJP state units have consistently used such cultural competitions as a grassroots mobilisation tool, aligning artistic participation with the party's broader seva (service) philosophy. Rangoli, a traditional art form with deep cultural roots across India, serves as an accessible, inclusive medium for these outreach drives.
Gyan Bhawan as Bihar's civic stage
Gyan Bhawan in Patna is one of Bihar's premier government convention venues, regularly hosting official functions, summits, and cultural programmes. Its selection for this event underscores the state government's intent to give the abhiyan an institutional stamp beyond grassroots street-level activity.
With district-level editions of the abhiyan likely to follow, Tuesday's Patna gathering sets the tone for what the BJP in Bihar is positioning as a sustained cultural-outreach calendar heading into the coming months.