Without promises, is there an avenue to secure a victory in the elections?

The Congress’ manifesto, Nyay patra which is translated to ‘Document for Justice’, is a 48-page long book of promises aiming at providing social justice after they come to power. However, the political parties often paint their vision in broad strokes in their manifesto. It is akin to job seekers boasting about their skills and contributions to the organization contingent on being chosen, but do they really fulfill these promises?

The Congress has offered 25 guarantees under 5 pillars of justice including justice for youth and farmers. These promises span from doubling the country’s GDP to legally recognize civil unions among the LGBTQIA+ community. Not only this, the party also promises the Right to Apprenticeship Act which is legal entitlement of one-year apprenticeship to students and provide them with 1-lakh annual stipend. This might act as a burden for the company as they’ll be roped to accept the candidates. Another significant promise is their Mahalaxmi scheme which affirms to provide ₹ 1 lakh per year to every poor Indian family. 

However, the manifesto is silent on the Citizenship Amendment Act and Article 370, which the Congress party had so strenuously opposed. And therefore, whether these promises will really get achieved, provided the Congress comes to power, or they just paint the party’s vision on the backdrop of seeking a victory in the elections are the questions which stay.