Date:12/10/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/10/12/stories/2003101206480600.htm

Southern States - Karnataka

Election budget next year: Krishna

HOSPET (Bellary Dt.) OCT. 11. The Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, today categorically stated that the next budget of the State Government would be an election budget. "The next budget is going to be my election budget," Mr. Krishna told presspersons at Bhuvanahalli, 20 km from here. Till February 2004, the Government would concentrate on administration and development work.

The Chief Minister, who completed four years in office today, said the Government need not concentrate on politics alone.