Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J P Nadda released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections today in the presence of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor and Lingayat stalwart BS Yediyurappa.

JP Nadda said the manifesto is centered on six schemes including education, affordable health, food security, income support, social justice, and development.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka has pledged to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state if elected to power. The UCC, also known as Article 44, seeks to ensure equality for all citizens under a single national civil code, regardless of their religion.

The BJP manifesto promised to provide 3 free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL families annually; one each during the months of Yugadi, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Deepavali and to launch the ‘Poshana’ scheme through which every BPL household will be provided with half-liter Nandini milk every day.

It also assured that the BJP government will generate 10 lakh jobs in rural areas of Bengaluru and Jan Sevak programs will be taken out for the effective implementation of state and centrally sponsored schemes.

"The manifesto is all about Naya Karnataka. Our manifesto talks about schemes and policies for people. It talks about the aspirations of all sections of society," said JP Nadda.

BJP converted the calamity into an opportunity in Karnataka, the party has worked for the welfare of people during the COVID-19 crisis under the leadership of said Nadda.

He accused the previous Congress government of looting the resources in the state. The Siddaramaiah government also halted the schemes and development in the state, he added.

"Our government is for the development. BJP's double-engine government is trouble for the opposition. Karnataka is reaching one trillion economy and it is number one in foreign direct investment," said JP Nadda.

The 224-member Karnataka Assembly will undergo polls on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13. A total of 3,632 candidates are in the fray with 707 from incumbent BJP and 651 from Congress while 1,720 candidates will contest as Independent. 

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