Comparison of BJP, Congress, CPM's manifesto

Food for Thought

- Congress promises 25 kg rice/wheat at Rs 3/kg

- BJP promises 35 kg rice/wheat at Rs 2/kg

- CPM promises 14 essential commodities under PDS

- Both Congress & BJP promise community kitchens

Woo the Farmer

- BJP promises to waive existing farm loans

- Congress promises interest waiver to all farmers paying bank loans

- BJP and CPM promise farm loans at 4% interest rate

- BJP and Congress promise Crop Insurance Schemes

Low Tax and Higher Subsidies

- BJP for doubling personal IT exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh/annum

- Congress silent on specifics only reiterates GST plans

- BJP promises to scrap FBT & CST, Congress silent

- BJP to exempt armed and paramilitary forces from Income Tax

- Congress to create new department for ex-servicemen's welfare

- BJP promises free bicycles to BPL girls, Congress to give incentives

- BJP promises to exempt pension income of senior citizens from tax

 Contentious Proposals

- BJP remains committed to Ram Mandir at Ayodhya

- Congress committed to secular, liberal nationalism

- BJP promises improved POTA-type law, to deport illegal immigrants

- CPM to ban P-Notes, stop Banking reform, scrap FRBM Act

- CPM to review FTA's, BJP to ban FDI in retail

- BJP to amend Constitution to seek Parliamentary ratification for major treaties

- CPM to review and rework 123 Agreement with US, end Indo-US military cooperation

 

With inputs from CNBC-TV18's Nayantara Rai