Union Budget 2025, Feb. 1 -- The Budget 2025 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman in the Parliament on Friday had a big pie for Bihar, where assembly elections are scheduled later this year.

Sitharaman announced a new greenfield airport, a new National Institute of Technology (NIT) and expansion of IIT Patna, among other announcements for Bihar where assembly election is scheduled anytime between October and November, 2025.

Incidentally, Sitharaman chose to wear an off-white handloom Madhubani silk saree, gifted to her by Padma Shri awardee Dulari Devi, a Bihar-based artist. Madhubani art is a traditional folk art form from the Mithila region of Bihar.

The announcements for poll-bound Bihar in Union Budget 2025 include...