Addressing a press meet here, Kumar also said he stood by the demand for grant of special status to Bihar though it was 'not proper' to expect that it would have been granted as a consequence of his party JD(U)'s tie-up with the BJP, which is in power at the Centre.
"It would not be correct to say that Bihar has been ignored in the Union Budget. The state's share in tax revenue has been put at Rs 76,000 crore. Our own expectation was much less than that. The decision (for the political realignment) was taken in the interests of Bihar," said Kumar, also the JD(U)'s national president.
About special status, which has been a poll plank for Kumar for quite some time, he said, it is a demand that has the support of the people of Bihar and both Houses of the state legislature have passed resolution in support of it.
"But there is a process involved. It is not proper to expect that special status would come as an automatic consequence of the political realignment," the CM said.
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The BJP had, during the Assembly polls, promised that special status will be granted to Bihar if the party came to power in the state.
The chief minister also claimed that concerns of the state government have been duly heeded by the Centre whenever meetings have been held with the Union ministers concerned.
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