Amit Shah will announce the third part of BJP's manifesto for Delhi election on Saturday. In the first part, BJP had promised to continue the welfare existing schemes in the national capital.
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The party also declared another round of freebies, including free education — from pre-school to post-graduate degrees — for «needy students» at Delhi government institutions, and cash aid of Rs 15,000, plus travel reimbursements for young men and women appearing for entrance tests in the second part.
In addition, students from Scheduled Castes studying technical and professional courses will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 1,000, the BJP said.
The BJP has announced candidates for 68 out of 70 constituencies, leaving two seats for its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies. The JD(U) will contest from the Burari seat, fielding Shailendra Kumar, while the LJP (Ram Vilas) is set to contest from Deoli, though its candidate is yet to be declared.Among the BJP's prominent candidates are Dushyant Gautam from Karol Bagh, Manjinder Singh Sirsa from Rajouri Garden, and Arvinder Singh Lovely from Gandhi Nagar.
Parvesh Verma is slated to challenge Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, while Ramesh Bidhuri will face AAP’s Atishi in Kalkaji.The elections promise a three-way contest