2019 LS polls LIVE UPDATES: Tejashwi Yadav releases RJD manifesto; Promises jobs, education and reservation

The Bharatiya Janata Party will release its poll manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections today, with issues of development and national security set to be its main focal points.

Background

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will release its poll manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections today, with issues of development and national security set to be its main focal points.

Top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its chief Amit Shah, will be present at the launch of the manifesto, described by the BJP as its "sankalp patra".

A party statement said members of its parliamentary board, the BJP's apex body whose members include Modi, will be present on the occasion.

With the Congress manifesto putting major thrust on welfare measures, including a promise of giving ₹72,000 to the poorest 20% households in .India, the ruling party is likely to make a slew of promises to woo different sections of the society, especially farmers, youth and women, besides the downtrodden.

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley Sunday unveiled campaign themes and other materials of the party's election campaign, with "Phir ek baar, Modi sarkar (Modi government, once more)" as the tag line.

The Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to commence from the 11 of April and . 543 parliamentary seats shall vote across 7 phases with the final counting of the votes on May 23rd. The current term of the Lok Sabha disolves on 3rd June.

Earlier in the day, RJD also released its party manifesto in Bihar for the Lok Sabha elections. The manifesto was released by Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav, who said that "Our party promises pen and bread for everyone. "

The party also promised reservation on the basis of population of the major social groups in the state.