Bengaluru, March 7 -- After Karnataka government presented its budget, Congress MLA Ajay Singh on Friday called it the "pro-people, pro-poor, pro-farmer" and "historical" budget, adding that this budget focuses not just on one community rather it aims for overall development.

Speaking to reporters, the Congress MLA stated that for the first time ever the budget has crossed the amount of Rs 4 lakh crores.

Hailing the state's contribution towards the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Singh asserted that Karnataka contributes around 8.4 per cent in the national GDP.

"This is the historical budget. CM Siddaramaiah has presented 16th Budget. It's almost Rs Rs 4,09,549 crores. So, this is the first time it has ever crossed Rs 4 lakh cro...