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Union home minister Amit Shah began his three-day visit to poll-bound Bihar on Thursday, with plans to address a public rally in Saran district and an intellectuals’ meet in Patna on Friday, according to BJP leaders.Party sources said Shah held a late-night meeting with senior BJP leaders in Patna to review the party’s preparations for the upcoming assembly elections.“The home minister will address a public meeting in Saran during the day in favour of NDA nominees in Amnaur and Taraiya assembly seats. Later in the day, he will also address a gathering of intellectuals at Gyan Bhawan in Patna,” said a BJP leader who did not wish to be named.During his Bihar tour, Shah will also take part in organisational discussions and hold meetings with leaders of NDA alliance partners to strengthen coordination ahead of the polls.State BJP president Dilip Jaiswal welcomed Shah at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on Thursday evening.Shah is also expected to participate in processions accompanying some NDA candidates filing their nomination papers.“Over the course of the next four days, filing of nomination papers will be completed for all the 243 seats in the state assembly. Instructions will be issued by the home minister to all party leaders to ensure better coordination among NDA partners during the upcoming elections,” another BJP leader said.