Lower fuel subsidy payouts might restrict gross fiscal deficit in FY15.
Senior bureaucrats say the government has planned a 'feel-good' Budget after the 'pain' of demonetisation.
For now, the upside appears to offset damage done to exports by weaker global demand.
Signs of a strong pickup in hiring by companies are adding to the rosier outlook for Indian households.
AAP has promised lower electricity bills, free basic water supply.
Desis at Madison Square Garden welcomed Narendra Modi with the kind of gusto and reverence unprecedented for any Indian leader visiting the United States.
The fuel reforms are a very important signal of the government's commitment to tough economic reforms.
As Maharashtra and Haryana show, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah completely control the BJP and are taking it to the next level ruthlessly, without carrying forward any past baggage.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
