India, Jan. 30 -- LUCKNOW As the Yogi 2.0 government prepares to table its last annual budget (2026-2027) on February 11, it faces a dual task - providing additional funds to complete ongoing projects, implement the chief minister's announcements, and curate a populist narrative ahead of the 2027 UP Assembly elections. The primary challenge lies in balancing 'people-oriented' spending with the state's commitment to fiscal discipline.

While chief minister Yogi Adityanath can leverage supplementary budgets later in the year to maintain momentum, the government is now in a high-stakes race against time to fulfill existing promises and ensure that long-standing schemes are fully operational before the polls.

As the state government gives fi...