Bengaluru, Feb. 19 -- With less than a week left for the commencement of the Karnataka assembly and the introduction of the state budget, Bharatiya Janata Party's state president BY Vijayendra hit out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday for the increased prices and asked about the state's 'actual financial situation'.

While the Assembly session will commence on March 3, the budget will be introduced by CM Siddaramaiah on March 7. This will be his 16th budget.

Refuting the 'claims' of the CM that the state is a prosperous one, BJP's Vijayendra said during a press conference here in Bengaluru, "The Chief Minister of the state is presenting his 16th budget, setting a record in budget presentations. Although he is an experienced CM,...