 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President JP Nadda during the release of party's election manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra' for the Lok Sabha polls, at the party headquarters, in New Delhi, Sunday, April 14, 2024 (PTI Photo)")
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday released its manifesto, or Sankalp Patra, for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, highlighting what its government has achieved over the past 10 years and how it intends to take the country forward if voted back to power for the third consecutive term. Two important promises that stand out are strengthening statistical institutions and facilitating fiscal autonomy for panchayati raj institutions, notes our lead editorial. Read here
In other views
The Union government should allow federalism to function more effectively if it wishes to push human development at a pace that is required for attaining the long-term objective that it wishes to promote, writes Nitin Desai. Read here
Governments could consider creating statutory mechanisms for governing network-economy products, in which all stakeholders are on an equal footing, writes former defence secretary Ajay Kumar. Read here
