The war for control over the next Telangana state Assembly would be fought on several fronts, but the Congress has, clearly, won the battle on the manifesto declaration part, said Congress state PCC president A.Revanth Reddy.
“We have not yet announced a single candidate but have given out our six major guarantees to the people of Telangana,” said Revanth Reddy recently.“In contrast, the BRS has announced all its candidates but not its manifesto or major promise.It is clear our top priority is to serve people, which is why we focussed on what we will do for people.BRS wants power and to use it for their personal gains, hence focus on candidates.The BJP, with neither candidates nor a manifesto, clearly is not in the race at all.”
“For too long, people have stopped looking at manifestos of political parties because they don’t trust them.Congress has changed this narrative and is winning back the trust of people with their promises.It began with the successes in 2018 Assembly elections, and earlier this year in Himachal and Karnataka.
The BRS and BJP may fight with money, but we are focussed only on what we can and will deliver,” said a senior Congress leader, who was part of the ideation on guarantees for Telangana.
In the past too, it was crucial promises of welfare and development that set the agenda for the polls — with BRS chief K.Chandrashekar Rao famously summarising the hope of people with the slogan ‘Neellu, nidhulu, niyamakalu (water, financial resources and jobs)’.The BRS manifesto had become the motto and motivation for the Telangana statehood agitation and brought the party to power.
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