Lucknow, Feb. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday left from her residence in Lucknow ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27, which will be presented in the Parliament today by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Union Finance Minister will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha as part of the ongoing Budget session of Parliament.

Meanwhile, Sitharaman arrived at Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Droupadi Murmu carrying her trademark 'bahi-khata', a tablet wrapped in a red-coloured cloth bearing a golden-coloured national emblem on it.

FM Sitharaman is set to present her record ninth consecutive budget today at 11 am in the Lok Sabha.

Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj...