The special session of Bihar state legislature is being held today to ratify the constitution amendment bill on Goods and Services Tax, GST. The session will be for one day only.

Our correspondent reports that Bihar is the first non BJP ruled state to convene session to gives its consent to GST.

It may be noted that both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had passed the GST bill recently.

As per constitutional provision before enacting the law of GST, the bill has to be passed by at least 50 percent of the State Assemblies.

The GST Bill is aimed at bringing uniform tax regime in the country by subsuming state levies.