BJP’s manifesto is anticipated to balance freebies, subsidies and infrastructure development and is expected to focus on primarily addressing concerns of women, the underprivileged, and senior citizens.
New Delhi: Ahead of the 2025 Delhi Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to release its first manifesto, termed the ‘Sankalp Patra,’ today at 2 pm. The manifesto will be released by the party’s National President, JP Nadda, at the BJP headquarters in the national capital.
Amid the ‘freebies’ promised by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress party, the BJP’s Sankalp Patra is expected to balance freebies, subsidies, and infrastructure development. It is also anticipated to focus primarily on addressing the concerns of women, the underprivileged, and senior citizens.
On Thursday, the BJP released its fourth list of nine candidates for the elections, bringing the total to 68 out of 70 seats, leaving two seats for its allies. These seats have been allocated to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners: Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). Notably, the JD(U) will contest from the Burari constituency, while LJP (Ram Vilas) will contest the Deoli seat. Reportedly, the JD(U) has fielded Shailendra Kumar from the Burari seat, while the LJP (RV) is likely to decide its candidate for Deoli.
What to expect from the BJP’s Sankalp Patra?
The party may propose monthly financial assistance for women. It may also promise to extend free bus ride schemes for women, male students, and senior citizens. Apart from this, the party is anticipated to promise 300 free units of electricity for households and up to 500 free units of electricity for religious places. It may also provide affordable houses as a part of the “Jaha Jhuggi Waha Makaan”.
Amid the decades-long issue of clean Yamuna, the saffron party may also pledge to clean the sacred river.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Key candidates
Additionally, the BJP has fielded its strong candidates in the upcoming assembly elections, including Dushyant Gautam from Karol Bagh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Garden, and former Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely from Gandhi Nagar. Parvesh Verma is contesting from New Delhi seats, giving tight competition to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Meanwhile, former MP Ramesh Bidhuri will contest against Atishi. The Indian National Congress (INC) has declared the names of 68 candidates from the 70 assembly seats. Meanwhile, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared its candidates for all 70 assembly seats.
ECI schedule
As per ECI, Delhi Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on February 5, 2025, and the results will be announced on February 8, 2025. The last date for filing nominations is January 17, 2025, and the date for scrutiny of nominations is January 18, 2025. The last date for the withdrawal of candidates is January 20, 2025. The Congress has faced setbacks in the last two elections. In the 2020 Delhi assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 62 seats out of 70 while BJP managed to secure only eight seats in the state.
(with inputs from agencies)
