NDA's prime ministerial candidate LK Advani promised that a special status would be accorded to Bihar if the NDA comes to power at the Centre. "We will ensure giving special status to Bihar for further pacing up the development works initiated by the Nitish Kumar-led Government,if the alliance is voted to power," Advani told an election rally in Buxar. Advani,who shared the dais with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister S K Modi to muster support for the BJP nominee Lalmuni Choubey for the Buxar parliamentary constituency,showered praises on Kumar for his "relentless and committed" efforts for changing the face of the state. Referring to the cash-for-vote scam during the confidence motion in parliament last year after the Left parties parted ways with the UPA Government,Advani said it was a "national shame" that the Congress-led government indulged in alleged horse-trading for its survival. "The people of the country will never forget the incident," Advani said. "The UPA government should have preferred to resign in the wake of withdrawal of support by the Left parties following the dispute over the nuclear deal proposals instead of clinging to power through undemocratic ways," he added.
