Archive · 12 Oct 2026
BJP Unveils First Rajasthan Panchayat Elections Manifesto
The BJP has published a plan for elections to local village councils in Rajasthan.
It calls the plan the Sankalp Patra.
The party says it would improve services such as schools, healthcare, roads, internet, and public transport.
It also promises support for farmers, women, students, and young people seeking work.
Some proposals include more money for eligible widowed women and higher assistance for mothers.
The BJP says it consulted local leaders and people from rural areas while preparing the plan.
Congress leader Govind Singh Dotasra says the government has not provided money for earlier promises.
The parties disagree about the plan as they prepare for the elections.
The BJP released its first state-level manifesto, called the Sankalp Patra, for Rajasthan’s Panchayati Raj elections.
The proposals include higher maternity assistance, annual aid for some students, and a promise of 10 lakh employment opportunities.
The manifesto promises rural infrastructure projects, including roads, internet access, bus services, and development works in every gram panchayat.
It also proposes increased farmer assistance, daytime irrigation electricity, support for agricultural equipment, and expanded dairy cooperatives.
Congress leader Govind Singh Dotasra called the manifesto an election-time promise and accused the government of failing to fund earlier announcements.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party released the manifesto; Congress leader Govind Singh Dotasra criticized it.
- What
- The BJP issued its first state-level Sankalp Patra for Rajasthan’s Panchayati Raj elections.
- When
- The article says the manifesto was released “today”; it does not specify a date. Nitin Nabin visited Rajasthan on September 25, with no year stated.
- Where
- Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- The BJP says the manifesto addresses the needs of Rajasthan’s regions and communities and sets out its proposals for the local elections.
BJP position
Congress criticism
Manifesto commitments
BJP position
The BJP presents the Sankalp Patra as a comprehensive plan developed with input from local leaders and rural residents.
Congress criticism
Govind Singh Dotasra dismissed it as an election-time promise and said funds promised under earlier announcements had not been released.
Panchayat elections and administration
BJP position
The BJP is campaigning actively and has described the Chief Minister’s participation in local elections as part of its electoral strategy.
Congress criticism
Dotasra questioned why panchayat elections had not been held for two years and why administrators had replaced elected representatives.
- Manifesto name
- Sankalp Patra
- First
- The BJP says this is its first comprehensive state-level manifesto for Panchayati Raj elections.
- Employment proposal
- Facilitate 10 lakh employment opportunities in government and private sectors.
- Gram panchayat development
- Average development works worth Rs 5 crore per gram panchayat over five years.
- Farmer assistance
- Increase annual assistance under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi to Rs 12,000.
- Road proposals
- Construct more than 3,000 kilometres of rural roads and spend more than Rs 9,000 crore on 19,000 kilometres of missing-link roads.
- Congress response
- Govind Singh Dotasra alleged that earlier announced funds had not been released and that panchayat elections had not been held for two years.