Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 29 -- Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal will present the State Budget for 2026-27 in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, marking the twelfth budget of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
This will be the sixth budget presented by Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal.
The budget comes just months ahead of the next Assembly elections, raising public and political expectations of welfare-oriented announcements. As the final budget of the current government, it is widely viewed as politically significant.
According to preliminary indications, the budget is expected to place strong emphasis on social welfare measures, including possible salary revisions, enhanced pensio...