Uttar Pradesh, which contributed 71 Lok Sabha members to the BJP's kitty, Tuesday did not get any preferential treatment in the rail budget.<br /><br />While Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was given a daily express train between the city and New Delhi, and four trains were extended, other parts of the state were given a short shrift.<br /><br />No new surveys for laying of rail lines on new routes were announced and the state capital, represented by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, was only given a special weekly air-conditioned train between the city and Lokmanya Tilak terminus in Mumbai.<br /><br />Six express trains and two high-speed routes - New Delhi-Kanpur and New Delhi-Agra - were announced.<br /><br />A Jan Sadharn train was also announced for Lucknow.<br /><br />While the Bahujan Samaj Party termed the budget "anti-poor", the ruling Samajwadi Party said the expectations of the state were belied by the railway minister.<br /><br />Samajwadi Party chief and Lok Sabha member from Azamgarh, Mulayam Singh Yadav said the "budgetary provisions were grossly disappointing".<br /><br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />For More information on this news, visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/hindi<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia
