JD-U national president Sharad Yadav and several senior party leaders were also present at the rally. The party booked eight special trains and about 10,000 buses to ferry supporters from across the state for the rally.
The Adhikar rally is the first public meeting called by Nitish Kumar in the state capital since taking over as the chief minister in November 2005. The rally was also the culmination of his over month-long "Adhikar Yatra" -- rights march -- through districts of the state.
