BJP manifesto, the Sankalp Patra — here's all you need to know

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking for an overwhelming majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament, for a third-consecutive time.

The party’s manifesto, called the Sankalp Patra, was released today (April 14) just days ahead of the first phase of polling on April 19. The promises were based on over 15 million inputs sourced from the public, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.

These are some of the top highlights from the BJP manifesto for Lok Sabha election 2024:

There will be no waiting list in railway reservations in a few years
One nation, one election and a common electoral roll system will be introduced.
India will launch a global certification programme for Yoga
2025 to be declared as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Year’ to honour the country’s tribals
Garib Kalyan Yojana, the free food programme, will be extended for another five years
The state-owned Jan Aushadi Kendra will sell medicines at 80% discount
All senior citizens, aged 70 or older, will get government health insurance up to ₹5 lakh.
Transgenders will be covered under the government health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat.
30 million more homes will be built by the government under the PM Awas Yojana.
Will provide piped cooking gas to every home as an extension of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
Will work towards bringing household expense on electricity to zero
People will be able to sell excess electricity and make money out of it
The maximum size of Mudra loans will be doubled to ₹20 lakh for each person.
Thiruvalluvar cultural centres will be set up promote the global stature of Tamil, one of the world’s oldest languages.

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