She donned a blue coloured sari and completed her look with a golden blouse. She and her finance ministry team also posed for a photograph

As per tradition ahead of the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reach President Droupadi Murmu's residence along with MoS Bhagwat Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary on Thursday morning

The Union Finance Minister will table the interim budget as the Lok Sabha polls are due to be held this year

In the past three years, a new tradition has been set, where the finance minister carries budget documents in electronic form

Sitharaman equaled the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who as finance minister, presented five annual budgets and one interim budget between 1959 and 1964

This will be her sixth Budget as the Finance Minister and last in the second term of the Modi government. The interim budget will take care of the financial needs of the intervening period until a government is formed after the Lok Sabha polls

A full budget will be presented by the new government. The Budget Session of Parliament commenced on Wednesday with President Droupadi Murmu addressing a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

In her address, the President said 2023 was a historic year for the country and among other steps, the country kept up the momentum of being the fastest-growing major economy

"The year 2023 was a historic year for India when it grew the fastest among major economies despite the global crisis. India grew about 7.5 per cent for two consecutive quarters," she said