Jharkhand: BJP releases 'Paanch-Prana' as part of manifesto ahead of assembly polls

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 5 : Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released 'Paanch Prana' for youth and women of Jharkhand as part of their election manifesto for the forthcoming assembly elections.
The five promises announced by party are Yuva Sathi, Gogo Didi Yojana, Ghar Saakar, Laxmi Johar and 'Assured Employment'.
Under the Gogo Didi Yojana, women will be given financial assistance of Rs 2,100 every month. Under the guarantee of assured employment, a promise has been made to provide 5 lakh jobs to the youth in 5 years.
The BJP under Ghar Saakar promise, aims to provide a house to all.
A financial assistance of Rs 2,000 will be given to the youth for preparing for competitive exams under Yuva Sathi scheme. The graduate and post graduate students will be provided with Rs 2000 financial assistance to prepare for the competitive exams. Apart from this, more than two lakh vacant posts in the state will also be filled. The recruitment process will start in the first cabinet. By 2025, the process of 1 lakh government recruitment will be completed.
As per the Paanch Prana, under Laxmi Johar, all the families of the state will be given Rs 500 for gas cylinders and two gas cylinders will be given free in a year, particularly on festivals.
After the release of the Paanch-Prana, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "The promises that BJP made, it has fulfilled in all the states... PM Modi wants the use all the good schemes that are for good governance, to be used in the states as well. This is not an election manifesto but a model of good governance, and we will implement it...".
Jharkhand is expected to hold elections for its 81-member legislative assembly by December 2024, as the current government's tenure is set to end in January 2025. The Election Commission is yet to announce the election schedule.
In the 2020 assembly election, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won 30 seats, the Bharatiya Janta Party 25 and the Congress won 16.