PATNA, Feb. 9 -- The Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday staged a walkout from the Vidhan Sabha in course of the government's reply after general discussion on the Bihar budget.

In the government's reply, finance minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav reiterated that the manifold increase in the budget size since 2004-05 and consistently high growth rate amply reflected the government's growing capacity to invest in infrastructural and social sectors to move towards the goal of a developed Bihar.

On February 3, the finance minister had presented a Rs.3,47,589-cr budget and the general discussion on it had commenced on February 6.

"The estimated growth rate for 2025-26 is 14.9%. Aligned with the principle of 'development with justic...