BJP has finally released its manifesto for General Elections 2019, and they are calling it “Sankalp Patra”. Now to know what effect it will have on the elections, we need to know what all there is in it.

In its manifesto, BJP has promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code, stop trespassers from crossing Indian borders, pass the citizenship amendment bill, and of course, try for the construction of Ram Mandir.

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In addition, the promises include abolishing of Article 35A from Kashmir, providing pension to all the farmers, providing pension to all the shopkeepers who are senior citizens, a pucca house to everyone, opening of 1.5 lakh Ayushmaan Bharat centers.

All I want to remind the public is the set of promises that were made by BJP in 2014. We know what happened of those promises. Talking about all the political parties and their manifestos, if they could but fulfill the promise they make, 75% of the development of the country would already have been done.

Except for the pension for shopkeepers, there is nothing new in BJP’s manifesto. It doesn’t offer any convincing promise which can stand against Congress’s judicial scheme in Congress's manifesto for General Elections 2019. Also, the Ram Mandir issue still remains intact in the “Sankalp Patra”. The only difference is that the word “commitment” has beeCongress's manifesto for General Elections 2019. Also, the Ram Mandir issue still remains intact in the “Sankalp Patra”. The only difference is that the word “commitment” has been changed by the word “effort”. This shows that BJP is not as adamant on the issue of Ram Mandir as before.

On the issue of Article 35A, we wonder why it has not been abolished till now. The whole Northeastern part of India is ruled by BJP, and it is the ally of the parties who oppose the citizenship amendment bill. So how can we say that it will pass this bill after coming to power?

So analyzing the “Resolution Letter” all in all, we can say that BJP has not made any “effort” to promise any significant change in the country’s politics if it comes to power again.