The Rajasthan government has gifted the latest iPhone to all the 200 MLAs after presenting the state budget. However, BJP legislators decided to return the iPhones "keeping in view the financial burden" it entailed on the state exchequer. Last year, all the 200 MLAs were gifted I-pads, just after the tabling of the budget by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

On February 23, after the chief minister presented the budget and the house was adjourned for the day, all the MLAs were given a briefcase with an iPhone 13 at the time of exit. The phone costs above Rs 70,000. A ruling party MLA said, "The assembly is going paperless and the effort is to make members of the house hi-tech."