Walking with allies: Poll-bound Bihar's Budget demands loom large

If it was Andhra Pradesh last Budget, it's poll-bound Bihar that has now turned to Centre with a list of demands. How the NDA government is delivering on promises

As Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman prepared the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA’s) first full Budget in July 2024 after forming the government, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu visited the national capital more than once, meeting her, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other Union ministers with a list of demands for his state. Seven months later, as the country awaits the FM to present the Union Budget for 2025-26 on February 1, Naidu has left for Davos in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum.

 

While Naidu promotes “Brand AP” rather than knocking at the doors of Union ministers,