Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna addressed a press conference in Patna on October12, 2011 before continuing his Jan Chetana Yatra towards Ara and Buxar. Talking to reporters Advani categorically said the party will decide Prime Minister candidate in the next Lok Sabha elections.
Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Bihar BJP president Dr CP Thakur, Bihar Health Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey and several other Bihar Ministers visited the ancestral house of Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan at Sitab Diara in Saran district of Bihar on October 11, 2011 before embarking on his Jan Chetana Yatra. Advani offered floral tributes to JP.
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani's Jan Chetana Yatra reached Patna in the afternoon on October 11, 2011 and it turned into a rally at the historic Gandhi Maidan. LK Advani, JD(U) national president Sharad Yadav, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha and other leaders of the BJP addressed the meeting.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off BJP patriarch Lal Krishna Advani's Jan Chetana Yatra against corruption from Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan's birth place Sitab Diara in Saran district of Bihar on October 11, 2011. A huge rally was organised for the opening ceremony. A galaxy of BJP leaders including Sushma Swaraj and several Bihar ministers participated in the meeting. 
Senior BJP leaders Lal Krshina Advani and Sushma Swaraj arrived at Patna airport on October 11, 2011 on their way to Sitab Diara.
CPI-M workers took out a rally and staged mahadharna in protest against senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani's Jan Chetana Rath Yatra in Patna on October 11, 2011.
Bharatita Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) took out motorcycle rally in Patna on October 10, 2011 to make people aware on Lal Krsihna Advani's Jan Chetana Yatra, which arrives in Patna on October 11 afternoon. BJP MLA Nitin Navin led the rally.
Bihar Road Construction Minister Nand Kishore Yadav and BJP MLA Nitin Navin inspected the preparatory work for the proposed October 11 public meeting of his party BJP at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on October 9, 2011. The meeting will be held after LK Advani's 'Jan Chetana Rath Yarta' arrives at Gandhi Maidan on October 11 afternoon.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Tariq Anwar alleged that LK Advani's 'Jan Chetana Yatra' was nothing to do with corruption. " It is a BJP's gimmick for the polarisation of political forces with an eye on forthcoming assembly elections and 2014 Lok Sabha elections", Anwar said while talking to reporters in Patna on October 9, 2011. Tariq Anwar also felicitated former minister Karuneshwar Singh on his appointment as national secretary of NCP.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad said the LK Advani's Jan Chetana Yatra is the first in its kind as it will cover 23 states, four union territories and 100 districts. Parsad was talking to reporters in Patna on October 9, 2011. The yatra will also traverse Andaman and Nicobar Islands and it will cover a minimum of 300 km distance everyday.