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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Topic: BJP manifesto

BJP manifesto provides a clue about what Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget will look like

When Modi came to power in 2014, Arun Jaitley’s first budget reflected the BJP’s manifesto promises. Expect much the same this time.

BJP manifesto is high on output, low on outcomes, and pays little attention to policy

The manifesto shows Modi’s approach to development: Output is the number of Jan Dhan accounts opened, outcome the number of transactions taking place in them.

These are the ‘unfulfilled tasks’ for which Modi govt is asking for another 5 years

The running theme in BJP ads on TV and radio is that the party is seeking more time to “further” and “expand” its initiatives and schemes.

BJP’s Rs 100 lakh crore infrastructure dream only possible with pvt help, financial reform

Modi govt has spent Rs 19.3 lakh crore in 5 years on infrastructure. To meet the manifesto promise, it would need to spend over 5 times that amount per year.

India thinks its superpower status is at stake in these elections

Many in India seem to believe that a few more highways & a few tax concessions are enough to replicate China’s path to power and affluence.

With just 1,400 diplomats, India’s foreign influence is severely limited

The lack of an adequate number of diplomats is a modern-day crisis, but its origins lie in colonial times.

BJP’s unfulfilled promise of ‘achhe din’ and the politics of populism

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BJP manifesto the voice of an isolated man, says Rahul Gandhi in a dig at PM Modi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said his party's manifesto was created through discussion with million of Indians, unlike the BJP manifesto.

Advani, Joshi were missing from BJP manifesto release event because they weren’t invited

Party president Amit Shah met both leaders late Monday but ThePrint has learnt that both were not invited to the unveiling of the manifesto.

On Camera

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.