The Supreme Court is expected to hear the plea on delaying the presentation of the Union Budget today as five states are going to polls starting February 4. Here are the developments in the story: The Narendra Modi government had decided to present the Union Budget for the financial year 2017-18 on February 1. Breaking away from a 92-year-old practice, the Railway Budget will be presented as part of the Union Budget. On January 4, the Election Commission announced the dates for Assembly elections in five states--Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. To this, the Election Commission had said it will examine the representation made by parties opposing the February 1 Union Budget plan.

Source: India Today January 23, 2017 05:38 UTC