Feb 01, 2018 10:50 (IST)

All eyes are on whether the government will stay the course on containing the fiscal deficit, or whether it throws caution to the wind with a populist set of spending priorities. With falling farm incomes and a backlash following policy initiatives that have dented growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be aiming to woo rural voters and small business owners in the last full-budget before the general elections in May 2019.