New Delhi, Mar 10: Ahead of the parliament session beginning on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday met President Pratibha Patil and discussed the upcoming budget session.

The  first between the two leaders after the results of the Assembly elections in five states were announced on March 6 — lasted for 30 minutes, officials said.

“The two leaders discussed about the upcoming budget session. They also discussed various other issues of national and international importance,” a Rashtrapati spokesperson said in a statement here.