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Indian Politics & Policy
Table 3: Election Manifesto of BJP and Congress Party, 2019 and 2014
The BJP Election Manifesto The Congress Party Election Manifesto
2019 2014 2019 2014
Nation First:
National Security-
Art 370 and 35A
Abrogation
Price Increase
Kaam: Employment
and Growth (jobs,
infrastructure, etc.)
Secular Liberal
Nationalism
Agriculture and
Farmer Welfare:
Doubling Farmers’
Income
Employment
Daam: NYAY (farmer,
taxation reforms)
High Foreign
Investment
India as the World’s
3rd Largest Economy:
5 Trillion-Dollar
Economy
Corruption
Shaan (Pride):
National and Internal
Security
Low Inflation
Infrastructure: Rail,
Road, Energy
Health for All
Food Security
Social Justice and
Empowerment
Sushashan: Good
Governance
Swabhiman: Self-
Esteem for the
Deprived (gender, SC/
ST)
Good Governance Social Security Samman: A Life
of Dignity for All
(healthcare, education,
food security)
Minimum Wage Laws
GST
Employment
Yuva Bharat (Young
India): Tomorrow’s
India
Female Empowerment
Right to Health
Education for All Health/Education Female Empowerment
Female Empowerment Economic Revival Safeguarding
Minorities
Ensuring Justice for All Agriculture Education for All
Cultural Heritage: Ram
Mandir, Conserving
Bharatiya Faith and
Culture
Foreign Policy:
Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam
Low-Cost Housing
National Security
Ram Mandir/Sethu/
Cow
Accelerating Growth
Farmer Welfare
Housing/Infrastructure
Corruption
Internal Security
Source: Authors’ compilation from http://www.bjp.org/; http://inc.in/.
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