Special status to Bihar, Andhra may open 'Pandora's box'
Business Standard|June 07, 2024
Granting special category status to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh may lead to similar demands from other states, according to experts.
ASIT RANJAN MISHRA
Special status to Bihar, Andhra may open 'Pandora's box'

Both Janata Dal (United) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have reportedly demanded the status in return for support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Wednesday said that the party's support to the NDA was unconditional. "But our wish is Bihar should get special category status which is beneficial to the people of Bihar. Without special category status, the development of Bihar is impossible." Chandrababu Naidu's TDP had walked out of the NDA in 2018 primarily because the special category status was not granted to the bifurcated Andhra Pradesh.

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