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The BJP will release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls scheduled to start from April 11 on Monday, with issues of development and national security set to be its key highlights.
Top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its chief Amit Shah, will be present at the launch of the manifesto, described by the BJP as its "sankalp patra".
A party statement said members of its parliamentary board, the BJP's apex body whose members include Modi, will be present on the occasion. With the Congress manifesto putting major thrust on welfare measures, including a promise of giving Rs 72,000 to the poorest 20 per cent households in India, the ruling party is likely to make a slew of promises to woo different sections of the society, especially farmers, youth and women, besides the downtrodden.
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley Sunday unveiled campaign themes and other materials of the party's election campaign, with "Phir ek baar, Modi sarkar (Modi government, once more)" as the tag line.
Congress party on Tuesday released its manifesto-Jan Awaaz-for Lok Sabha elections 2019 in the presence of veteran Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
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Congress' manifesto: Top points
- The money will be credited directly into the accounts of the poor: Rahul Gandhi
- 10 lakh youths to get jobs in Gram Panchayat: Rahul Gandhi
- No permission needed for business for up to 3 years: Rahul Gandhi
- 22 lakh people to get government jobs by March 2020: Rahul Gandhi
- From past one year, we were working on the manifesto: Rahul Gandhi
- Cong manifesto panel has delivered the voice of people: Rahul Gandhi
- 5 main themes in Congress manifesto, first among them is minimum income scheme NYAY under which Rs 72,000 will be given to poorest: Rahul Gandhi
- I also said that whatever is going to be in this manifesto has to be truthful, I do not want a single thing in this manifesto that is a lie because we have been hearing a large number of lies spoken every day by our PM: Rahul Gandhi
- When we started this process about a year back, I spoke to Mr Chidamabaram, Mr Gowda & gave 2 instructions. I said this is not a manifesto to be made in closed rooms but this should reflect the wishes of the people of India.
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(With PTI inputs)
