New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over a breakfast meeting at Kerala House in New Delhi on Wednesday (March 12).

The meeting comes a day after Governor Arlekar assured CM Vijayan that he would advocate for Kerala’s concerns with the Central government. Sitharaman’s visit is seen as a crucial engagement amid ongoing discussions regarding financial allocations and state-Centre relations.