Hyderabad, Feb. 1 -- The central government has ensured all poll-bound states receive a substantial share in the Union Budget 2026-2027 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1.

This year, Assembly elections will be held in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry. Except for Assam, all other states are ruled by non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments.

However, the Budget did not offer much for Telangana, except for railway corridors between Hyderabad and major Indian cities.

Individual states

West Bengal's Durgapur will get an integrated East Coast Industrial Corridor with a well-connected node.

To promote mining, processing, research and manufacturing, a de...