Exuding confidence about BJP's prospects in Delhi polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Union Budget presented a day earlier "the most pro-middle class in India's history", highlighted measures announced by the finance minister and wooed govt employees by pointing to the announcement of the new Pay Commission.

Addressing a rally here ahead of the Delhi assembly polls on 5, Modi spoke about various beneficial provisions of the Budget for the middle class to claim that never since India's Independence those earning up to Rs 12 lakh have received such a relief.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Union Budget as highly beneficial for the middle class, asserting it as the most favorable budget in India's history. Ahead of Delhi assembly polls, he criticized the Aam Aadmi Party for corruption,

PM Modi said the AAP was disintegrating, in an apparent reference to the eight former AAP MLAs who quit the party and joined the BJP on Saturday.

As campaigning for elections to the Delhi Assembly entered the last lap, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday highlighted the many “benefits” of the Union Budget presented a day earlier, calling it “the most middle class-friendly Budget in the history of the country”.

The government is trying to boost domestic demand among its vast middle class as food inflation dents disposable income.

Modi sought to reset the BJP’s ties with middle class, a traditional support base for the party that was perceived to have moved away in recent times.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2025 as a "Force Multiplier" for India's development journey, describing it as a "budget of aspirations" for 140 crore Indians. He emphasized that this budget would fulfill the dreams of the people,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the challenges of reviving growth and giving relief to a middle class hit by rising living costs, while also preparing for an uncertain year of global trade,