Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's ‘Sankalp Patra’ Vs Congress's ‘Nyay Patra’ explained in 10 key points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024, on April 14.  The Congress party released its manifesto on .

The BJP, seeking a record third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has set a target of 370 seats for the party and 400 for the National Democratic Alliance (). The Congress is challenging the BJP by contesting the upcoming election as part of Opposition's INDIA bloc. 

The seven-phase will begin on April 19 and the results will be announced on June 4.

Here is a comparison of the election manifestoes of both the parties. 

BJP

Titled "Modi Ki Guarantee," the BJP’s manifesto for 2024 elections which has 14 promises focuses on party's commitment to the four pillars of nation's development –  women, youth, the underprivileged, and farmers - as its underlying theme. 

Congress

The Congress party's manifesto, however, had the imprint of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodi Nyay Yatra on it and was titled ‘Nyay Patra’. The Congress manifesto focused on five ‘pillars of justice’ of justice (Yuva Nyay, Naari Nyay, Kisaan Nyay, Shramik Nyay and Hissedari Nyay) with 25 guarantees under them.

BJP

-Will implement the law against paper leaks.

-Will continue to fill the government vacancies in a time bound manner.

-Will build upon this success and expand this ecosystem by making Bharat a preferred destination for startups.

- Will continue to work towards making India a global manufacturing hub and enhance employment in this crucial sector.

-Will expand credit programmes like Mudra  to support all aspiring entrepreneurs in starting and sustaining their ventures. The Mudra loan limit will  be doubled up to ₹20 lakh

Congress 

Will tackle this