Here are four poll promises of the Congress in Karnataka | Bengaluru

The Congress party has reiterated their poll promises for Karnataka assembly elections and announced that they will implement the promised schemes soon after forming the government in the southern state. Speaking with the reporters, Congress national president, Mallikarjun Kharge said, “We earlier announced our four poll promises and I assure that our party will fulfil them soon after forming the government. There is no doubt about our victory in Karnataka.”

The Congress has announced this promise as their first one in January this year. The party then told, “To help Kannadigas fight the onslaught of price rise and save up for essentials such as food, education for children, and healthcare, the Congress on coming to power would provide 200 units electricity, free of cost, to every household in Karnataka.

In its second poll promise, the party announced, “Under this scheme each housewife in the state is promised Rs. 2,000 per month. if the party is voted to power. The scheme – which would benefit 1.5 crore housewives will be allotted to the head woman of the family.”

The ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme will provide free 10kg rice every month for people below poverty line (BPL) in the state, if the Congress is elected to power.

To fight unemployment, the grand old party has announced the Yuva Nidhi scheme which will provide Rs. 3000 every month to unemployed youth with graduation degrees for two years. It will also provide Rs. 1500 every month as an allowance to those young people with a diploma and unemployed in the state.