New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday in the Lok Sabha. This will be Sitharaman's ninth consecutive Union Budget, which is a record among all finance ministers in the history of independent India.

Here we take a look at the backroom team that has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to aid the finance minster in preparing the Union Budget for the next fiscal year:

The 18th Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to the Government of India, V Anantha Nageswaran, is one of the key players behind the Union Budget.

Nageswaran has been aiding the finance minster with the budget since his appointment to the post in January 2022. His term is set to end next year, in March 2027....