Tag: UP Elections 2022

  • UP polls: Electoral battles amongst kith and kinfolk muddying Tilhar ballot waters

    By means of PTI

    SHAHJAHANPUR: With BJP’s Salona Kushwaha up in opposition to her brother and Samajwadi Birthday party’s Roshan Lal Verma dealing with a lady claiming to be his daughter-in-law, circle of relatives tensions appear to be dominating the electoral battlefield within the Tilhar meeting phase.

    The Tilhar meeting seat within the Shahjahanpur district shall be going to the polls in the second one section on February 14.

    After Tilhar’s sitting BJP MLA Roshan Lal Verma jumped into the fray as an SP candidate after switching facets, a lady, Sarita Yadav who have been claiming herself to be married to his son, threw her hat into the hoop.

    Muddying the ballot box additional, Kushwaha’s brother Ravindra Kushwaha jumped into and fray and filed his nomination paper on Saturday, accusing his sister of riding his circle of relatives out at the street.

    “I’m the true brother of BJP candidate Salona Kushwaha and I’ve filed nomination as a result of she has exploited us so much, our circle of relatives and our kids have come at the street,” Ravendra Kushwaha informed newshounds on Saturday after submitting his nomination.

    “We’re being threatened by means of Salona’s goons that when successful the election, she would make our existence hell. What’s going to occur to most people if a sister may no longer be devoted to her brother? I’m contesting handiest on account of this,” he mentioned.

    Salona Kushwaha, on the other hand, denied his allegation.

    “I were given married a very long time in the past and I’ve not anything to do with my brother’s circle of relatives. Why will have to I threaten them?” she informed PTI over the telephone.

    Sarita Yadav, who claims herself to be the widow of Verma’s son Vinod Verma who died in 2019, jumped into the fray in opposition to SP candidate Verma, alleging that “as a BJP MLA, he burdened Muslims and Yadavs, whose give a boost to he is looking for now.

    “I’m preventing the election to verify justice to them,” she informed newshounds on Friday after submitting her nomination paper.

    “I’m additionally getting large public give a boost to within the Tilhar meeting,” she claimed.

    When requested about Yadav’s allegation in opposition to him, Verma informed PTI that “her declare of being my daughter-in-law is fake. She has not anything to end up it.”

    “She is projecting herself as my daughter-in-law as a part of a conspiracy to malign my symbol and has stood in opposition to me within the election to hurt my symbol,” he mentioned.

  • ‘Kejriwal Ensure Card’: AAP guarantees unfastened bus provider for UP girls, 300 devices unfastened electrical energy

    By way of PTI

    LUCKNOW: The Aam Aadmi Birthday party on Thursday launched its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections promising unfastened bus provider for ladies, 300 devices of unfastened electrical energy and round the clock energy provide within the state.

    The manifesto, named ‘Kejriwal Ensure Card’, was once launched by means of Sanjay Singh, AAP’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge at a press convention.

    The birthday celebration has promised unfastened bus products and services for ladies around the state, 300 devices of unfastened electrical energy and round the clock availability of energy.

    It additionally promised to convey a regulation to ensure minimal beef up value (MSP) for farmers’ produce.

    “We can waive off all farm loans and supply farmers the price of their produce inside 24 hours. The (MSP) costs of sugarcane shall be greater annually and bills shall be equipped to a farmer the instant he unloads the sugarcane within the turbines,” Singh, in line with a remark, stated.

    Pending bills of sugarcane farmers and coffee beef up value has been a topic within the western portions of the state.

    The AAP has additionally promised reimbursement at a charge of Rs 50,000 in step with hectare in case of lack of produce of farmers because of hostile climate prerequisites like drought or floods, Singh stated.

    The birthday celebration promised 10 lakh govt jobs, recruitment of 97,000 lecturers and warranted 80 % reservation for native youths in state govt jobs.

    For presidency staff, it promised to reinstate the previous pension scheme and get to the bottom of the problems of over 45,000 constables of Prantiya Raksha Dal (PRD), a voluntary drive.

    The AAP additionally promised to supply chambers for legal professionals and existence insurance coverage of as much as 10 Lakh.

    “Financial reimbursement of Rs 1 crore shall be given to the following of relatives of a soldier who dies within the line of responsibility in addition to a role to a member of his circle of relatives. Repayment of Rs 1 Cr each and every can also be equipped to the circle of relatives of Covid warriors who’ve misplaced their lives,” Singh stated.

    The birthday celebration additionally promised to introduce curriculum at the Charter of India in number one colleges around the state.

    “We can satisfy the entire guarantees made within the Kejriwal Ensure card after coming to energy. I will be able to urge the folk of the state to present us a possibility on this election,” Singh stated.

    The AAP additionally promised Rs 10 lakh insurance coverage for reporters, the remark stated.

  • ‘Part source of revenue, double inflation’ vs ‘Saifai Mahotsav’: Yogi, Akhilesh have interaction in recent verbal duel

    By way of ANI

    LUCKNOW: In an open letter addressed to the general public, Samajwadi Celebration (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh executive over a spread of problems, terming the present section as “part source of revenue, double inflation”, including that the existing executive has handiest introduced “difficulties and troubles”.

    “Excluding the deficient and oppressed, the professional and unskilled employees, unemployed youths, individuals who had been sacked from their task because of the dire state of the financial system, businessmen, industrialists and farmers have additionally been struggling because of the present section of “part source of revenue, double inflation”. In reality, because the provide executive got here into energy, it has handiest introduced difficulties and troubles,” reads the letter written in Hindi by way of the SP leader.

    Uttar Pradesh former leader minister posted the letter on Twitter at the instance of Republic Day on Wednesday.

    Yadav recommended other folks to pledge on Republic Day to “save the charter which ended in the formation of this nice republic.”

    “To carry the sure exchange, let’s transfer ahead with the sure, modern and sensible politics that doesn’t favour just a sect of other folks however takes everybody in combination,” Yadav mentioned.

    “This executive has divided society into two portions. On one hand, there are people who find themselves ceaselessly getting richer and alternatively, there are people who find themselves ceaselessly getting poorer. Even a number of the rich, only some people are cornering wealth. The center elegance is getting overwhelmed within the center. Their financial savings and curiosity on which their long run is dependent also are no longer protected in banks,” he added.

    Reiterating the promise made by way of Samajwadi Celebration right through the continued election campaigning for upcoming meeting polls in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav recommended the folks to elect his executive and lend a hand them in creating a “new UP”.

    “We take a pledge to meet guarantees like 300 gadgets of loose electrical energy consistent with family, loose irrigation, MSP for all plants, assured fee to sugarcane farmers inside 15 days, interest-free loans, insurance coverage, pension, Samajwadi pension of Rs 18,000 consistent with yr, computer distribution to gifted youths, 22 lakh new jobs in IT sector, filling up lakhs of vacant executive jobs, restoring the pension scheme and caste census,” the letter learn.

    In the meantime, taking a jibe at Samajwadi Celebration, Yogi Adityanath on Thursday morning mentioned that those that yearn to make the state’s identification very similar to ‘Saifai Mahotsav’ at the moment are historical past and stay handiest that.

    Organised between 1997 and 2015, Saifai Mahotsav used to be an annual cultural honest began in 1997 by way of Overdue Ranveer Singh Yadav, nephew of senior Samajwadi Celebration chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and father of Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (ex-MP from Mainpuri). It used to be renamed as Ranveer Singh Smriti Saifai Mahotsav after his dying in 2002. The final rite used to be a debatable match because of the participation of debatable personalities.

    In a tweet lately, Adityanath wrote in Hindi, “The state is now known with ‘Divya Kumbh’ and ‘Grand Deepotsav’, it’ll stay the similar… Those that yearn to make the state’s identification very similar to ‘Saifai Mahotsav’ at the moment are historical past, will stay a historical past…”

    This construction holds importance as Meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh shall be carried out in seven stages beginning on February 10. The second one section of the Uttar Pradesh elections shall be on February 14, the 3rd section on February 20, the fourth section on February 23, fifth section on February 27, sixth section on March 3 and seventh and the ultimate section shall be carried out on March 7.

    In the meantime, elections for the 403 Meeting constituencies in Uttar Pradesh shall be held in seven stages beginning February 10. The polling in Uttar Pradesh shall be hung on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, and March 3 and seven. The counting of votes will happen on March 10. 

  • UP Elections 2022: Case filed in opposition to BJP candidate and previous minister from Fatehabad seat, masses of supporters accumulated in election marketing campaign

    Agra: A case has been registered in opposition to BJP candidate Chhotelal Verma and BJP chief Ramskal Gurjar from Fatehabad Meeting seat of Agra below the Code of Behavior Violation and Epidemic Act. The BJP candidate had sought permission to inaugurate a brief place of business close to Avantibai crossroads in Fatehabad. The BJP candidate additionally held a gathering in a farm space positioned at a long way from that position. Movies of the assembly have been shared on Fb and Twitter. The police took motion after the video went viral.

    There’s election within the first segment in Agra. Vote casting is to be hung on February 10 and one can marketing campaign until February 8, however highway displays, cycle and motorcycle rallies are banned until January 28. Additionally, you can not cling conferences with out permission. In this type of state of affairs, a gathering was once held in Fatehabad’s farm space in Fatehabad on Tuesday in toughen of BJP candidate Chhotelal Verma. Numerous other folks participated in it. BJP chief Ram Sakal Gurjar and others additionally attended the assembly.

    Case filed after footage of the collection seemed on social media
    Pictures of the assembly held on the farm space have been uploaded at the social media of BJP chief Ram Sakal Gurjar. At the side of this, BJP applicants and supporters additionally shared footage on social media. After this the police swung into motion and a case was once registered in opposition to BJP candidate Chhote Lal Verma and BJP chief Ramskal Gurjar below the Code of Behavior Violation and Epidemic Act in Fatehabad police station.

    Permission was once taken to open transient place of business
    BJP candidate Chhotelal Verma had taken permission from the management to open a brief place of business close to Avantibai intersection in Fatehabad. The permission of the assembly was once now not taken. At the side of this, the Kovid protocol was once additionally now not adopted. Because of this a case has been registered.

  • Villagers in UP’s Budhana shout slogans towards BJP candidate as he walks thru

    Via PTI

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: Umesh Malik, the incumbent BJP MLA from Budhana Meeting constituency and in addition the birthday party’s nominee for the impending polls, confronted the ire of the folks as he walked thru an alley on Tuesday.

    The MLA, in conjunction with his supporters, was once at Rasoolpur Jatan village, in reference to some election-related paintings.

    The villagers accrued on either side of the alley and shouted slogans towards Malik and the BJP, making their intentions transparent.

    Additionally they raised slogans in favour of the Samajwadi Birthday celebration-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance candidate Rajpal Balyan.

    A video of the locals vehemently opposing Malik has long gone viral on social media.

    By the way, the headquarters of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, which spearheaded the year-long motion towards the 3 farm regulations, is positioned in Sisauli and is a part of the Budhana Meeting constituency.

    On Sunday, too, Malik needed to face a barrage of questions about his previous ballot guarantees at a village in Mansoorpur, the place he had arrived for a gathering.

  • UP polls: BJP nominee booked for inflammatory speech; SP leaders face warmth too

    By way of PTI

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: The BJP’s Miranpur candidate for the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls has been booked for allegedly giving an inflammatory speech at an election assembly and violating EC pointers on bodily campaigning, police mentioned on Monday.

    Pershant Gujjar and his 40 supporters have additionally been booked for containing the assembly with out permission on Sunday, Kakroli Station Space Officer (SHO) Sunil Sharma mentioned.

    He mentioned that the assembly happened regardless of the Election Fee (EC) banning a wide variety of bodily ballot public conferences and rallies in view of the Covid state of affairs.

    Gujjar, in a video clip, is heard interesting to other people in Chorawala village to make stronger him within the elections because the BJP is of Hindus and the opposition Samajwadi Celebration (SP) is a Muslims’ birthday celebration.

    Sharma mentioned Gujjar and his supporters had been booked after investigation of the video, which has long past viral on social media.

    The election assembly, which Gujjar is addressing, used to be organised with out the permission of district government and in violation of EC pointers, he mentioned.

    Gujjar and his 40 supporters had been charged below Phase 125 (selling enmity between categories in reference to election) of the the Illustration of the Folks Act, Phase 3 of the Epidemic Illnesses Act and Phase 51 of the Crisis Control Act, Sharma mentioned.

    The SHO mentioned that in addition they face Indian Penal Code sections 188 (disobedience to reserve duly promulgated by means of public servant) and 269 and 270 which pertain to malignantly, unlawfully or negligently doing any act which is, and which he is aware of or has reason why to consider to be, prone to unfold the an infection of any illness bad to existence.

    The opposite IPC sections imposed are 505(2) (whoever commits an offence in anyplace of worship or in any meeting engaged within the efficiency of non secular worship) and 171 (offence comparable not to belonging to a definite elegance of public servants, wears any garb or carries any token reminiscent of any garb or token utilized by that elegance of public servants), the Sharma mentioned.

    The Miranpur meeting constituency is going to polls on February 10 within the first of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh elections.

    Two former MLAs of the Samajwadi Celebration and their masses of supporters had been booked for allegedly violating the fashion code of habits (MCC) for elections and the COVID-19 protocol on this district, police mentioned on Sunday.

    Further Superintendent of Police Kunwar Gyananjay Singh mentioned the primary case used to be registered at Payagpur police station towards former Samajwadi Celebration (SP) MLA Mukesh Srivastava and 400-450 others for campaigning with out prior permission, and for violation of Covid norms.

    A case used to be lodged below sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Epidemic Act.

    A jeep used to be additionally seized below the Motor Automobiles Act.

    In the second one topic, a case used to be registered towards former SP MLA Ramtej Yadav and 25-30 of his supporters for campaigning with out prior permission, and for violation of COVID-19 norms, Singh mentioned.

    He added that motion has been initiated in each the circumstances.

    Bahraich is going to polls within the 5th part on February 27.

    Celebration patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, birthday celebration leader Akhilesh Yadav and new entrant to the birthday celebration Swami Prasad Maurya are amongst its 30 big name campaigners for the primary part of the Uttar Pradesh meeting election.

    The opposite distinguished big name campaigners are nationwide vice-president Kiranmay Nanda, predominant common secretary Ramgopal Yadav, Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan, the birthday celebration’s Uttar Pradesh unit leader Naresh Uttam Patel, chief of opposition within the Meeting Ramgobind Chaudhary.

    The birthday celebration’s nationwide govt member Javed Ali Khan and Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha president Mohammad Fahad have additionally been named as big name campaigners.

    Dara Singh Chauhan and Dharam Singh Saini, who surrender as ministers and from the BJP to enroll in the SP, don’t seem to be within the record of 30 big name campaigners.

    Chief of Opposition within the Legislative Council Ahmed Hasan and the birthday celebration’s Maharashtra unit leader Abu Asim Azmi don’t seem to be within the record.

    Senior birthday celebration chief Azam Khan who’s lodged in prison too isn’t within the record.

    Within the first of the seven levels, polling might be held in 58 meeting constituencies unfold over 11 districts on February 10.

    The districts which might be going to ballot within the first part are Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Agra.

    The general-phase polling might be on March 7 and the consequences might be declared on March 10.

  • UP polls: Shivpal Singh Yadav to contest from Jaswant Nagar

    By means of PTI

    LUCKNOW: Shivpal Singh Yadav will contest the meeting election from Jaswant Nagar in Uttar Pradesh as a candidate of the Samajwadi Birthday celebration-Pragatisheel Samajwadi Birthday celebration (Lohia) alliance.

    Jaswant Nagar in Etawah district will vote within the 3rd segment on February 20.

    Yadav, who heads the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Birthday celebration (Lohia), recently represents the constituency within the meeting.

    In a tweet in Hindi, the Samajwadi Birthday celebration mentioned, “Shivpal Singh Yadav ji would be the candidate of SP and PSP alliance from Jaswant Nagar meeting seat of Etawah.”

    Shivpal Singh Yadav had were given right into a tussle along with his nephew and Samajwadi Birthday celebration president Akhilesh Yadav and shaped the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Birthday celebration (Lohia) ahead of the remaining meeting polls in 2017.

    In december remaining, they introduced an alliance for the meeting polls in Uttar Pradesh to be held in seven stages between February 10 and March 7.

    The consequences will probably be introduced on March 10.

  • Combating in opposition to BJP in UP polls is not going to impact alliance in Bihar: JDU

    JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan identified that the birthday party has fought elections in lots of states in opposition to the BJP but it surely has no longer affected the ruling coalition in Bihar.

  • Officers running extra time to satisfy Covid vaccination goal prior to UP polls

    Via PTI

    LUCKNOW: Dealing with the daunting job of maintaining a Covid-safe election in Uttar Pradesh, officers are running extra time to succeed in the objective of absolutely vaccinating a minimum of 90 in step with cent of the eligible inhabitants prior to the primary part polling on February 10.

    The state election administrative center intends to make sure 100 in step with cent inoculation of officers and safety staff to be deployed for the seven-phase polls within the state finishing on March 7.

    The consequences can be declared on March 10 together with different 4 poll-bound states — Punjab, Uttrakhand, Goa and Manipur.

    Entrusted with the massive duty, Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath holds a assessment assembly at the coronavirus scenario day by day and offers important directions on checking out and vaccination.

    “We’re aiming to make sure the eligible inhabitants will get a minimum of one dose through January 25,” Further Leader Secretary Navneet Sehgal advised PTI-Bhasha.

    To this point 63 in step with cent of the focused inhabitants has gained two doses of vaccine and the hassle is to scale it as much as a minimum of 90 in step with cent by the point the state witnesses the primary spherical of balloting on February 10, mentioned Sehgal, who may be the nodal officer on COVID-19 within the state.

    The officer mentioned round 97 in step with cent of the 18-plus inhabitants has were given their first dose of the vaccine through now.

    On a median 25 lakh persons are administered vaccine day by day as a part of a speed-up inoculation pressure.

    Adityanath has requested officers to extend it to 30 lakh an afternoon.

    Uttar Pradesh Leader Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla advised PTI-Bhasha that greater than 7.5 lakh officers could be deployed on ballot accountability and efforts are on to totally vaccinate them previously.

    Right away after declaration of the balloting agenda, all of the district magistrates and superintendents of police had been directed to make certain that the ones placed on election accountability are absolutely inoculated, Shukla mentioned.

    “No legitimate can be placed on election accountability with out them receiving each doses of jab. Handled as frontline Covid staff, they’re additionally being given the extra precautionary dose of vaccine,” he mentioned.

    The ones on ballot accountability must go through thermal scanning prior to they set out for the paintings and if any well being downside is noticed they might be taken off accountability.

    There could be enough association of mask and sanitiser for them on the polling centres, Shukla mentioned.

    The state’s ballot panel head mentioned all of the polling cubicles could be utterly sanitised previously and COVID-19 protocol could be adhered to strictly.

    Via January 8, round 88.98 in step with cent of the inhabitants had gained the primary dose and 52.71 in step with cent were given each doses in Uttar Pradesh.

    The state has since expedited the vaccination workout and the selection of inoculated inhabitants is expanding speedy, in keeping with state well being division assets.

    Consistent with the state executive’s newest observation, 2.41 lakh COVID-19 checking out used to be carried out within the final 24 hour, out of which 16,412 had been discovered certain.

    Throughout the duration, 17,600 inflamed other people recovered.

    Lately, Uttar Pradesh has 95,866 lively circumstances.

    Greater than 70.52 lakh electorate within the 15-17 age bracket were inoculated thus far, the observation mentioned.

    Over 50 in step with cent of the inhabitants on this new goal workforce has been administered a dose.

    Uttar Pradesh on Friday reported 22 coronavirus deaths as 16,142 contemporary circumstances surfaced, pushing the state’s an infection depend to 19,16,616, in keeping with a central authority observation.

    To this point, 23,022 other people have died from the an infection within the state.

    Of the contemporary deaths, two every had been reported from Lucknow, Meerut, Lakhimpur Kheri, Chandauli and Ballia, the observation issued right here on Friday mentioned.

    Previously 24 hours, 17,600 recovered from the illness, taking the entire selection of sufferers cured thus far to 17,977,28.

    The depend of lively COVID-19 circumstances within the state stands at 95,866, the observation mentioned.

    Previously 24 hours, greater than 2.41 lakh samples had been examined for COVID-19, the observation mentioned.

  • UP polls: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, Amit Shah to marketing campaign in state

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar will lead the birthday party’s marketing campaign in Uttar Pradesh the place the birthday party is contesting the meeting elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Birthday party.

    But even so Pawar, senior leaders and parliament participants Praful Patel, Supriya Sule, Sunil Tatkare and Fauzia Khan were named as superstar campaigners for the meeting elections.

    NCP has fielded birthday party normal secretary Ok Ok Sharma from Anupshahr meeting constituency in Bulandshahr district of western Uttar Pradesh.

    Maharashtra minister and NCP nationwide spokesperson Nawab Malik, former Rajya Sabha member Abdul Majeed Memon, Delhi NCP leader Yoganand Shastri are amongst others who’ve been named as superstar campaigners for the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections.

    Elections for the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Meeting can be held in seven stages from February 10 to March 7.

    The effects can be introduced on March 10.

    SP is predicted to box applicants on about 350 of the 403 seats, whilst the remaining can be cut up amongst alliance companions.

    Jayant Singh Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal, Om Prakash Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Birthday party are different alliance companions of the Samajwadi Birthday party.

    Opposition leaders are anticipated to hit the marketing campaign path in Lucknow in toughen of Samajwadi Birthday party subsequent month.

    Pawar had stated that the BJP had now not fulfilled the guarantees it had made to the folks and that Uttar Pradesh will witness a transformation in executive after elections.

    In his first political programme in Uttar Pradesh after the meeting ballot dates have been introduced, House Minister Amit Shah can be on a door-to-door marketing campaign in toughen of the BJP candidate within the western UP constituency of Kairana on Saturday.

    The senior BJP chief, who’s enjoying a key position within the birthday party’s marketing campaign within the politically an important state, can even dangle a gathering with birthday party employees in Shamli and Baghpat, resources stated, including that he’s going to later have an interplay with eminent voters in Meerut.

    Shah’s collection of Kairana is vital as BJP leaders had alleged within the run-up to the 2017 meeting polls that a lot of Hindus have been pressured emigrate from the realm because of threats.

    Uttar Pradesh may have seven-phase polls ranging from February 10.

    Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday launched the BJP’s tune for the meeting polls and stated rioters, who as soon as loved the patronage of earlier governments and have been a danger to the state’s peace, now have their posters pasted in public puts.

    Adityanath launched the tune titled ‘UP Phir Mangein BJP Sarkar’ on the birthday party’s state headquarters right here within the presence of its Uttar Pradesh leader Swatantra Dev Singh, Deputy leader ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, and Union Data and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur.

    Talking at the instance, the executive minister stated, “The rioters who have been as soon as a danger to the peace and team spirit of the state and loved patronage of earlier governments, as of late have their posters pasted on roads and crossings.”

    “Taking the elemental mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ of Top Minister Narendra Modi as the purpose of our executive, we now have labored for the improvement of all however appeasement of none,” Adityanath stated and referred to the achievements of his executive.

    Below the SP and the BSP governments sugar generators used to stay closed and arrears of sugarcane farmers have been pending for years, Adityanath stated, including that his executive made report bills to sugarcane farmers.

    “Our executive additionally paid cane dues pending from the SP and BSP governments’ time,” he stated.

    Adityanath stated that his executive has fulfilled the guarantees made by way of the BJP in its 2017 election manifesto.