Nitish Kumar’s JDU Demands “Special Category” Status To Bihar at National Executive Meet

New Delhi: At its National Executive meeting held on Saturday, the JDU appointed Sanjay Kumar Jha as working president while Nitish Kumar will continue as national president

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party urged the central government to grant special status to Bihar and also increase the caste-based quota in Bihar from 50 percent to 65 percent, in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.

The JDU is pressing for these two demands for a long time. They received a fresh push in the National Executive meeting of the party.

The party wants to use this time because Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP relies on support from Kumar’s JD(U), which holds 12 seats in the newly elected Lok Sabha, to maintain power at the Centre.

The party expressed deep concern over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and called for a thorough investigation. “It is imperative to restore the credibility of such crucial examinations and uphold the trust of students and parents in the fairness of the process,” the leader added.