Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren informed on Thursday that the state's annual budget will presented by the end of February. During a brief interaction with the media on Thursday, Soren, to a question about the state budget, said, "It will be presented by the end of February." "I have reviewed everything related to the (Finance) department," he added.

Earlier, on Tuesday, CM Soren said that his government will carry forward the policies and programmes championed by the former. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, CM Soren said the people of Jharkhand had elected his predecessor, handing him a decisive five-year mandate.