The manifesto was released by PM Narendra Modi on Sunday. It promises to chart the path to Viksit Bharat 2047 and includes promises to increase coverage under flagship schemes without any specific targets.

By Sravasti Dasgupta

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday (April 14) released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, titled “Modi ki Guarantee 2024”.

The document aims to chart the path to Viksit Bharat 2047, and includes key promises to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), ‘One Nation One Election’, continuing to provide free ration to over 80 crore people for the next five years, coverage of senior citizens and the transgender community under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, implementing laws on paper leaks and transparency in public exams and so on.

The manifesto or sankalp patra, was released by prime minister Narendra Modi at the party headquarters in New Delhi in the presence of BJP president J.P Nadda and manifesto committee chairperson and Union minister for defence Rajnath Singh.

Presenting the document, Modi said that in the last 10 years, the BJP has fulfilled all its promises and the manifesto document focuses on “empowering four strong pillars of Viksit Bharat”, including youth, women, poor and farmers.

“Our focus is on dignity of life, quality of life and employment through investment.”

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