No high-speed rail will come to Bengaluru, says Deputy CM Shivakumar on Union Budget

Criticising the Union Budget for 2026–27, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that the state has received nothing, and "no high-speed rail will come to Bengaluru".

Notably, the Centre has announced the launch of a bullet train between Hyderabad and Bengaluru.