Ranchi: Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), has released its manifesto for the Jharkhand Assembly elections. The LJP has advocated for the inclusion of the Sarna religious code and has promised to set up food processing plants in 10 districts. Additionally, the manifesto states that women will receive a monthly honorarium of ₹2,000. Plans to connect Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, and Bokaro with domestic flights were also mentioned.
Chirag Paswan’s party is part of the NDA in Jharkhand. LJP (Ram Vilas) has been allocated only one seat and has fielded its candidate Janardan Paswan from Chatra. Janardan Paswan has previously won twice, in 1995 on a Janata Dal ticket and in 2009 on an RJD ticket. The Chatra Assembly seat is reserved for SC candidates and has a significant Paswan community presence. Currently, the seat is held by RJD’s Satyanand Bhogta. Since the Bhogta caste has received ST status, Satyanand Bhogta cannot contest from this seat.
The Jharkhand Assembly elections are scheduled for November 13 and 20, 2024, with results to be announced on November 23. Political activity is intensifying as the election approaches.
BJP Announces Honorarium of ₹2,100 The BJP is also actively preparing for the election. At a press conference held by District President Chandrashekhar Gupta at the district BJP office in Khunti, details of the party’s manifesto were outlined. Gupta stated that upon forming the government, the BJP will implement the Gogo Didi Yojana, which will provide women with a monthly honorarium of ₹2,100 in the first Cabinet meeting.
The BJP also plans to purchase paddy at a rate of ₹3,100 per quintal and transfer payment through DBT within 24 hours. Each family will receive a gas cylinder for ₹500 and two free cylinders annually. There are promises to fill 287,000 government positions and provide five self-employment opportunities.
Other promises include increasing OBC reservations in government jobs and educational institutions to 27%, raising monthly pensions for elderly, widows, and disabled individuals to ₹2,500, increasing the monthly salary of village heads from ₹2,500 to ₹5,000, and reducing stamp duty to ₹1 for registering immovable property up to ₹50 lakh in women’s names.
Gupta concluded that the BJP is committed to fulfilling its five vows and 25 pledges, as they are part of Modi’s guarantee. District Vice President Sanjay Sahu, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) General Secretary Mukesh Sharma, District Media Incharge Mahavir Ram, and others were present at the press conference.
