Lucknow, Feb. 12 -- Brimming with confidence on being firmly in the driving seat, chief minister Yogi Adityanath pitched for Viksit Uttar Pradesh in the state budget 2026-27 tabled in the assembly here on Wednesday.

Built step-by-step in his nine years at the helm, the confidence stemmed from fiscal prudence and a concerted investment push reflected in big-ticket events starting with the first Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit held in 2018, just a year after Adityanath assumed office.

"The 2026-27 budget will pave the way for the achievement of Viksit Uttar Pradesh by 2047 and the achievement of a trillion economy by 2029-30," he said after the budget was presented, making it clear that his plank will be the development of UP.

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