All about TDP and JDU’s demand for special status to Bihar, AP

A key demand of the ruling coalition partners-- Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Janata Dal (United) is special status for their respective states of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Such demands have been repeatedly made in the past but have not been acceded to. So, how does special status help a state? ET explains. What is a Special Category Status? The concept was introduced in 1969 at the recommendation of the Fifth Finance Commission, where the centre