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DELHI ELECTIONS

A WAR OF

PROMISES

With three parties – AAP, BJP and Congress – in the fray, they are making all

kinds promises to attract the voters. The election, which will impact the national
politics, has become a battle of nerves in the three-cornered fight

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
ll eyes are on the Delhi Assem-
bly elections which are going
Ato be held in a single phase on
February 5, with counting to be done
on February 8. A three-way contest
is on the cards in Delhi between the
ruling AAP, BJP and Congress. Con-
gress, which was in power for 15 con-
secutive years in Delhi, has suffered
setbacks in the last two assembly elec-
tions and has failed to win any seat.
AAP dominated the 2020 assembly
elections by winning 62 out of 70 seats
while the BJP got eight seats.
Now, all three parties are leaving
no stone unturned to make appeal to
the Delhi electorate.
The Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) on Friday launched the par-
ty’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the Delhi as- Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda along with Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and others
sembly elections with a key focus on
improving healthcare, empowering greet people during a press conference for the Delhi Assembly Elections in New Delhi on Friday (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta)
women, supporting senior citizens,
and ensuring better access to essen- Under the Mahila Samriddhi Yo- 5 lakh cover for low-income house- in power, the party would continue
tial services. The party pledged to roll jana, the BJP has proposed monthly holds, ensuring comprehensive med- existing welfare schemes while mak-
out new schemes and enhance exist- financial assistance of Rs 2,500 for ical care. ing them more efficient and trans-
ing ones to create a more inclusive women in Delhi, aimed at empow- For senior citizens, the BJP parent, eliminating corruption from
and supportive environment for the ering them economically. To support promised to introduce several initia- the process. These initiatives aim to
people of Delhi. low-income families, the BJP prom- tives, including free OPD and diag- enhance the welfare of Delhi’s resi-
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nation- ised to provide LPG cylinders at Rs nostic services for all individuals aged dents, particularly the marginalized
al President and Union Minister JP 500 to women from such households. 70 and above. Additionally, the party and vulnerable groups, signalling the
Nadda launched the party’s Delhi The party also committed to offering will provide Rs 10 lakh health cov- BJP’s commitment to social welfare
Assembly election manifesto on Fri- one free cylinder each on the occa- er and increase the Senior Citizen’s and development in the national cap-
day. Among the major promises, the sions of Holi and Deepawali. Pension from Rs 2,000 to Rs 2,500 ital.
BJP announced a series of welfare The manifesto also highlighted for those aged 60-70. “After forming the govt in Delhi,
initiatives for women, starting with the party’s focus on healthcare, with In a step towards improving the we will implement the Central gov-
the provision of six nutritional kits a promise to implement the central quality of life in underserved areas, ernment’s Ayushman Bharat for 51
and Rs 21,000 in financial assistance government’s Ayushman Bharat Yo- the BJP proposed the launch of Atal lakh people, who were deprived of its
under the Matritva Suraksha Yojana jana in Delhi, providing free treat- Canteens in JJ clusters to provide nu- benefits under AAP, in the first Cabi-
to ensure the health and well-being ment up to Rs 5 lakh. The state tritious meals for just Rs 5. net meeting. Besides, we will provide
of pregnant women. government would add another Rs The BJP also reassured that once Continued on next page... >>

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