Bhopal, Jan. 17 -- Before the Lok Sabha elections, the budget session of Madhya Pradesh assembly is likely to be held from February 18 to 21.

The State government plans to concentrate on agriculture and employment.

The State assembly secretariat sources said that the government on Wednesday has forwarded the proposal to Raj Bhawan for official approval and notification of the budget session from February 18 so as to present the account details for the coming quarter in the assembly.

The session is being called in view of the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha elections which is likely to be imposed in the February end.

In 2014, similarly, the then BJP government had also passed an interim budget ahead of Lok Sabha polls in the first we...