Congress manifesto to focus on happiness index of Gujarat

To counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s ‘Gujarat model of development’ plank, the Congress party in its campaign for the Assembly polls in the state will focus on the allegedly declining ‘happiness index’ during the BJP rule.

The manifesto will promise navasarjan or rejuvenation of Gujarati society, state unit chief Bharatsinh Solanki said. The manifesto will question the  famed ‘Gujarat model’ as a hoax, and attempt an alternative vision based on the ‘happiness index’, instead of indicators such as data related to gross state domestic product.

“After Gujarat and Maharashtra were carved out of the Bombay state in 1960, the