NEW DELHI: CNN-IBN and IBN7 will air a detailed analysis of 'Vote on Account' in the special week-long programming Budget before Ballot and Budget @ Elections.

The programmes scrutinise the Interim Budget presented by the government. Says IBN18 Network editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai, "As the government presents the Vote on Account before the General Elections, we bring the special programming that covers the entire proceedings of the Parliament along with an in-depth analysis with eminent experts."

A pre-budget half-hour show on 15 February will be telecast on CNN-IBN which will review the various sectors of the economy by discussing and anticipating the announcements the government might make in the Parliament the following day.

Additionally on 15 February at 9:30 pm, IBN7 will showcase Budget @ Elections - a studio-based program with representatives from both urban and rural India highlighting their expectations from the Budget. The demands of people will be assimilated in the Citizens' Demand Charter and will be presented to the Finance Minister.

And on 16 February, CNN-IBN will bring live coverage from the Parliament and discuss the Budget with eminent economists. At 10 pm, the channel will air a show featuring key opinion makers of Indian economy like Yashwant Sinha and Sitaram Yechury to analyse the Interim Budget and its impact on the common man.

IBN7 will also cover the Budget presented in the Parliament live which will be later followed by the second episode of Budget @ Election' at 8:30 pm. This will review the Budget and analyse the state of the Indian economy during the time of recession and the challenges that lie ahead, with experts joining the discussion in the studio.