Not a hobby, but compulsion: former journalist Isudan Gadhvi is AAP’s CM face in Gujarat
Isudan Gadhvi, former journalist and AAP national joint general secretary, will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate in the Gujarat Assembly elections next month.
Making this announcement Friday, AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “We don’t decide sitting in a room who will be a CM candidate. Bhagwant Mann was chosen as CM not by AAP, but by Punjab’s public. At a time when it seems sure that AAP will form the government, today we are not announcing the name of the CM candidate of AAP but announcing the CM for the next Gujarat government.”
“A week ago, we solicited public opinion and 16,48,500 responses were received, and 73% of them took Isudanbhai Gadhvi’s name,” he said.
Pension scheme, jobs and sops for apple orchards in Congress manifesto ahead of Himachal polls
The old pension scheme, jobs, and reforms in the apple plantations are the key promises in the Congress manifesto for the upcoming polls. The party released the document in Shimla Saturday. Titled ‘Himachal, Himachaliyat aur Hum’, the manifesto highlights several policies that the party plans to implement if they win.
The manifesto is divided into three parts — Himachal, Himachaliyat and Hum. Under ‘Himachal’, the party has promised one lakh jobs in the first cabinet meeting and an overhaul of all political decisions taken by the Jairam Thakur government that have “harmed the employees”.
The Congress also promised to deliver 300 units of free electricity. The BJP currently offers 125 units of free electricity to local consumers.
