All backward states in the country will be granted special status if non-BJP parties form the government at the centre after the 2024 general election, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced today. 

"If we get an opportunity to form the government, we will surely give backward states special status. I am not just talking about Bihar, but also about other states that should get special status," he told the media in reply to a question. 

This comes against the backdrop of Nitish Kumar recent visit to Delhi, during which he met leaders of several Opposition parties to explore the possibility of stitching together an Opposition front to take on the BJP's election machinery in the next general election.

All backward states in the country will be granted special status if non-BJP parties form the government at the centre after the 2024 general election, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced today. 

"If we get an opportunity to form the government, we will surely give backward states special status. I am not just talking about Bihar, but also about other states that should get special status," he told the media in reply to a question. 

This comes against the backdrop of Nitish Kumar recent visit to Delhi, during which he met leaders of several Opposition parties to explore the possibility of stitching together an Opposition front to take on the BJP's election machinery in the next general election.