Telangana Elections 2018: BJP to release manifesto, first list of candidates in less than a week

BJP’s national leaders would begin full-fledged campaigning in Telangana in the last week of October.

Telangana BJP spokesperson Krishna Saagar Rao/ Image: Twitter

New Delhi: The BJP is likely to release its manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in less than a week and will also declare the first list of candidates. Citing sources, PTI reported that BJP’s national leaders would begin full-fledged campaigning in the last week of October. Telangana BJP spokesperson Krishna Saagar Rao told PTI “Our manifesto is under works. We will be formally releasing it in about three to four days”. The second list of candidates would be announced a week after October 21 when the first list will be declared.

BJP will be contesting the elections alone this time. It had emerged victorious on five seats in alliance with TDP which had won in 15 constituencies. This time, TDP, Congress, CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti have announced they would be forging an electoral alliance. The TRS has stolen the march over other parties in releasing its list of candidates and election manifesto. Caretaker Chief Minister and TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled the list of 105 candidates within hours of the assembly being dissolved on September 6, stunning the opposition. The ruling party came out with a partial manifesto on Tuesday. AICC In-charge of Telangana R C Khuntia said the Congress manifesto was in final stage of preparation and would be released soon after its approval by the party's central manifesto committee. He said the electoral alliance with the TDP, CPI and TJS would continue for the next Lok Sabha elections as well. (With inputs from PTI)