Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023: Congress manifesto lists 7 vows, assures caste census

The Congress on November 21 released its manifesto for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly polls at the state party headquarters in Jaipur.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party in-charge for Rajasthan Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, chief minister Ashok Gehlot, state president Govind Singh Dotasra, manifesto committee chairman CP Joshi and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot were present at the release of the Jan Ghoshna Patra. "Rajasthan has always been a stronghold of the Congress. We have always made promises that could be fulfilled," said Mallikarjun Kharge while releasing the manifesto.

As per the Swaminathan Commission report, the party promised Rs 2 lakh interest-free loan to farmers, MSP as per the Swaminathan Commission report. The Congress also promised a new scheme for recruitment at panchayat level and caste census.

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Chief Minister Gehlot, battling to retain his chair in the November 25 polls, had earlier announced seven "guarantees" to the people of the state, if the party is re-elected to power. "If our Congress president is coming to launch the manifesto, then you can see how much importance we are giving to it… Last time too, after winning the elections, we kept the manifesto in the first cabinet meeting and approved it… This is our way of working…” he said earlier on November 21.