Bihar Special Status

Nitish Kumar's 'special status' roar reflects poverty of ideas

Nitish Kumar's approach is based not on promotion of the legitimate demand for States' rights and fiscal autonomy, but is premised on perpetuating the 'benevolent' Centre model of top-down financial flow as the reward for offering political patronage.

Bihar bags Rs 12,000-crore special package from UPA govt

Bihar has been given a special package of Rs 12,000 crore to be implemented during the 12th Plan (2012-17) to bring about improvement in priority sectors power, road and irrigation, Parliament was informed today.

Narendra Modi's Hunkar rally: Not about Bihar but Nitish

The BJP has not told people yet what Bihar would gain by way of this high publicity rally.

Can UPA bait Nitish to join its anti-Modi stir with new aid formula?

The Congress has taken a more hard nosed approach to the ally business using their governmental powers to win over the JD(U).

Help Bihar get special status: Nitish urges Sibal

Despite accounting for 8 percent of the country's population Bihar at present is contribution to the GDP was only 2.9 percent.

Don't play politics on Bihar's special status issue: Congress to Nitish

Rejecting Nitish Kumar's charge that Bihar was being discriminated against and ignored by UPA government, Congress today said nobody should play politics on the issue of special status to the state.

Bihar's development inclusive, special status our right: Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his state would present the "real model" for progress which takes everyone along, while indicating that his support would be crucial for formation of next government at the Centre.