Murmurs of discontent among NDA allies over election-year budget

Not just the Sena and TDP, some of the BJP's allies in Bihar have also taken to complain that their concerns are being neglected

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a key ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday said it was disappointed with the Union Budget but would not walk out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) just yet. The Shiv Sena, another key ally, said it remained to be seen how much of the Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday was implemented on the ground.

The statements by these two parties have added to the murmurings of discontent within the BJP-led NDA. In recent days, several of the BJP’s important allies have become more vocal in their criticism