In a first, Congress to release 35 manifestos for Karnataka assembly polls

The polling for Karnataka assembly is on May 12, and counting of votes is on May 15

In a first, the Congress party is preparing 35 separate manifestos for the Karnataka assembly polls.

Manifesto drafting committee head M Veerappa Moily said the party was preparing a manifesto each for the 30 districts of Karnataka, one each for the state’s four regions and a comprehensive manifesto for the entire state.

Moily said the manifestos were being put together after an exhaustive exercise where the manifesto committee has consulted diverse stakeholders, and these manifestos would be released by mid-April, preferably jointly by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. 

“It is a unique effort. In the last four