6.46 pm: Three out of the five deceased have been identified, namely – Vikas, Ram Narayan Singh, Munna Srivastav. Two are yet to be identified, says Bihar DGP Abhayanand
6.45 pm: Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were planted. We have found some documents related to the blasts, but we cannot yet reveal the details just yet, says Bihar DGP Abhayanand.
6.40 pm: Patna serial blasts were an attack on Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, says BJP. "There is no doubt that the blasts were an attempt to disrupt the BJP rally. In fact, it's a direct attack on Modiji. We don't know who are behind this attack, but both the centre and Bihar governments are answerable," says BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi.
6.24 pm: Making a guess on who did it will be premature now. I rule out any political conspiracy. Bihar has no history of political confrontation, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
6.22 pm: The serial blasts an attempt to disrupt law and order in Bihar, says Bihar CM.
6.20 pm: I assure everyone that no effort will be spared to solve the case: Nitish Kumar.
6.15 pm: "Ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakhs will be provided to the families of the deceased," says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
6.12 pm: "There was no intelligence input. Every possible security arrangement was in place," says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
6.10 pm: "Some police personnel were injured during defusing the bombs. It is important that efforts of such nuisance-creating elements be thwarted by remaining united," says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
6.06 pm: The serial blasts seem to be a pre-planned incident, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. One person fleeing from Patna railways station has been nabbed, he informs.
6.05 pm: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condemns serial blasts in Patna. "83 people in total went to Patna Medical College & Hospital (PMCH) for treatment and 38 have been admitted," he says.
6.00 pm: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi condemned the Patna serial blasts.
5.10 pm : Eighth bomb exploded at the Gandhi Maidan, fortunately no one was hurt, agencies reported.
Serial bomb blasts have rocked Bihar's capital on the day that Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's arrived in the city for 'Hunkar' rally.
Five people have reportedly been killed while 50 others have been injured in the explosion.
Police have detained three suspects in connection with the blasts.
Eight explosions have taken place today starting with a crude bomb blast at around 10 am at a public toilet outside the platform number 10 of the railway station.
One person was killed in the blast while another one was reportedly injured. Two live bombs were also recovered by the police.
The second explosion took place at a movie theatre in the afternoon even as Modi arrived in the state capital to address rally at Gandhi Maidan.
Union Minister of State for Home, RPN Singh termed the incident "unfortunate" and said that the NSG and NIA teams are being sent to Delhi to investigate the matter.
Singh further said that the blasts were of low-intensity and five explosions took place at the rally venue Gandhi Maidan injuring 20 people.
The police has beefed up the security and one person has reportedly been detained.
The explosion took place as the state gears up for Modi's rally in Patna's Gandhi Maidan today which lakhs of people attended.
The bomb blasts took place as thousands of people were arriving in the city by trains to attend Modi's rally. BJP had booked around 11 special trains to ferry party workers and supporters to the state capital.
Waves of smoke were seen at the venue sites where five explosions were reported near Patna's Gandhi Maidan where Modi addressed the rally.
However, BJP decided to go ahead with the rally.
Narendra Modi appealed for peace and calm and tweeted that his condolence is with the family of the deceased.
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