New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday termed the Union Budget 2026-27 a step towards making India a "Viksit Bharat."

Finance Minister Nirmala is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget in the Parliament today.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Shekhawat said, "Have faith. The goal with which the Government has been working for the last 11 years is to make a Viksit Bharat. All Budgets have been steps towards that goal. This Budget too will be another step towards making India a Viksit Bharat."

However, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari asked whether the Union Budget 2026-27 will favour only poll-bound states. Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader raised several questions ahead ofthe Budget prese...