said on Saturday that now is the correct time to put forward the long-pending demand for the "special category status" to Bihar.Meanwhile, former Bihar Deputy Chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said it's a good opportunity for Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar. "...if he is the kingmaker, he should make sure that Bihar gets a special status...," Yadav said.The CPI(ML) Liberation, which won two Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, also said the Centre should consider the INDIA bloc demand for giving special category status to Bihar.Not only the INDIA bloc members—RJD and the CPI(ML) Liberation—but also its rival and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recently raised the same demand before his NDA partners.
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