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Special status for all 'backward states' if non-BJP alliance comes to power at Centre: Nitish Kumar

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15 Sep 2022 00:00 IST Updated On 15 Sep 2022 05:30 IST

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (File photo)

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that special category status will be granted to "all the backward states" if the united opposition that he seeks to build comes to power at the Centre.

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The JD(U) leader made the remark in reply to a query from journalists on the sidelines of a function here.

"If we get an opportunity to form the next government, all the backward states will be granted the special category status. There is no reason why it cannot be done," said Kumar, who snapped ties with the BJP and joined the seven-party 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) comprising RJD, Congress and the Left.

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