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The BJP’s election manifesto released in 2002 and the real situation in 2025
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, August 7, 2025
On August 7, 2001, Chief Minister Narendra Modi took oath as Chief Minister. Many of the promises he made to the people of Gujarat to win the election have not been fulfilled. The promises made in the election manifesto are in a very poor state today.
The BJP’s election manifesto was released in 2002 by Narendra Modi on behalf of the BJP. At that time, he was the main contributor to it. He declared that this manifesto is not just an election manifesto or a five-year government action plan, but moreover, it lays the foundation for Gujarat’s development in the 21st century! This foundation will surely be strengthened, as the country has been made aware of Gujarat’s potential.
Instead of taking Gujarat into the 21st century, they have taken it back to the 700th century. Instead of enlightening the people, they have committed atrocities. Instead of giving Gujarat a scientific vision, he has divided it into religious fanaticism and communal conflict.
Modi has not made a single promise to eradicate corruption or enhance people’s freedom. Gujarat ranks seventh in the country in terms of corruption. If prohibition and drug prohibition are also taken into account, it ranks first in the country in terms of corruption.
14 years ago, when Modi was Chief Minister, there were complaints against 15 politicians and 30 high-ranking officials in the Lokayukta. Modi did not appoint a Lokayukta for 10 years. There were corruption cases against 40 politicians. There were 800 complaints in the Bribery and Corruption Department and 7,000 complaints related to corruption in the Vigilance Commission.
The promise of a revolution in education, coupled with exorbitant fees, led to the rise of private education.
Gujarat was expected to revolutionize irrigation and agriculture, but this did not happen. In 2025, Alpha International School in Ahmedabad had fixed the fees at ₹100, which is ₹140,000 for classes 1 to 3.
Those living below the poverty line were promised to be free from poverty. Today, in 2025, poverty is 33 percent. Government statistics show poverty at 21 percent in 2025. But in reality, poverty is 33 percent. 36.5 million people in Gujarat depend on free food grains.
Namami Devi Narmade –
We will complete the Sardar Sarovar Dam on time. It was supposed to be completed in 2010, but it hasn’t been completed even in 2022.
We will complete the Narmada canals and network on time. Today, the canals remain incomplete. In December 2023,
Out of the 69,497 kilometers of the Narmada Canal, work on 5,724 kilometers of canals was pending.
Water was to be released from the Narmada Canal into rivers and dams were to be built. But little work has been done.
We will form a study group to develop water sports, tourism, recreation centers, amusement parks, agro-processing industries, etc., using the Narmada Canal water. Nothing has happened. A statue of Sardar Patel was built on the Narmada River, and that too by oppressing tribal people.
Various industrial houses in the state will “adopt” each sport and encourage athletes to develop it, but today no industry is adopting it.
Steps will be taken to ensure that the best athletes get priority employment. No steps have been taken. From 2010 to 2025, the central government provided jobs to 50 athletes in Gujarat, but the Gujarat government did not.
For the welfare of Scheduled Castes –
Khadi and handloom weavers will earn a living, so the khadi handloom and handicraft industries will be promoted. Khadi weaving has stopped. Very little is left. The khadi that is sold is not handloom. When the BJP came to power, 95,000 people were unemployed; today, pure Khadi has been discontinued.
Sanitation workers will receive service books.
We will give paddy field land to Chamar brothers for Chamar work. This scheme is like a dam in itself.
We will give deeds to all other tribals. Even today, 84,580 tribals have not been given land.
We will irrigate tribal hillside crops by storing rainwater through check dams or ponds. This has not happened. Even if it did, it has failed.
Anganwadi Women’s Welfare Board –
A house for every village and all Anganwadis! By 2025, 10,000 Anganwadis will be without a house. Funds will remain unused.
78 percent of girls are malnourished, and a food and medicine scheme should be developed to ensure they receive the necessary nutrition. Even today, malnutrition has not decreased.
In Gujarat, 39 percent of children under five years of age are still severely malnourished or stunted. As of 2016, children were severely malnourished.
The 132 castes of the Bakshi Panch will be reviewed, and special steps will be taken for the development of the most backward castes.
Minority Welfare:
A plan should be developed that provides minorities based on religion and language with peace and security, as well as adequate opportunities for development and progress.
We will eliminate unemployment. In 2021, there were 412,985 unemployed people in the state. In two years, only 1,777 unemployed people were given government jobs.
Swashakti Parivar Yojana –
A total of 1.5 lakh “self-help groups” were formed over five years to provide employment to one person out of 3.3 million families living below the poverty line. None of the groups were formed.
* Implementation contrary to the “livelihood in the village” policy. The urban population increased from 43 percent to 51 percent, leaving villages deserted.
* Under the Gram Mitra scheme, five young people in each village were assigned to teach environmental protection, water and soil conservation.
Along with irrigation, people were involved in watershed works, people were made partners in providing employment, and programs were created to increase productivity. This did not happen.
Establishment of a Global Education and Employment Board –
To prevent Gujarat’s youth from going abroad for higher education or jobs and falling into the clutches of greedy brokers, the state will itself assist such youth. More and more people are going abroad.
The old Public Service Committee has not been reconstituted.
Cooperatives –
Depositors of defunct Citizens’ Cooperative Banks
An insurance cover of ₹1 lakh will be provided in 6 months; we will make arrangements to repay the deposits.
A mobile training institute for women in animal husbandry will be started.
Transportation –
Cricket and jeeps have gained importance as modes of transportation. We will consider this and make appropriate legal changes to provide relief to the people. No changes have been made to the laws.
Urban Development –
A separate plan will be developed for existing slums in urban areas, and people living in them will receive permanent housing. In 2025, 25,000 slums were demolished, forcing people onto the streets.
A “study committee” will be formed to decentralize Panchayati Raj. Many of the Panchayats’ powers have been taken away.
High Court benches were not established in Rajkot and Surat.
The Gujarati Kaushal Buddhisagar Parishad for people-oriented administration was not formed.
A non-governmental autonomous “think tank” of experts and prominent citizens will be created for the overall development of the state of Gujarat. It has not yet been created.
A non-governmental panel of experts will be created to develop various social, industrial, and infrastructure projects in the state. No panel has been formed. Corruption has increased.
Karmayogi Scheme –
With a public-friendly approach, the problems of ordinary citizens will be resolved promptly, and we will take priority steps to make the administration more humane. People are distressed. In the four years from 2021 to 2025, 240,000 complaints were received on Swagat Online.
Administrative procedures will be simplified to avoid unnecessary delays. However, today, people are being pressured.
Under the umbrella of cultural nationalism, no slaughterhouses will be permitted in the coming years, and illegal ones will be closed. 75,000 large animals are slaughtered every year. 7 million calves are in short supply. The number of herds is also the same. All slaughterhouses have been sent to slaughterhouses.
Closing slaughterhouses located within ten kilometers of pilgrimage sites.
Sudarshan Suraksha Kavach –
Launching an anti-terrorism campaign in the state. Training youth to fight terrorism.
Granting permission to residents of border areas with special identity cards and weapons training.
Providing military training and establishing schools in border areas.
A separate department will be created to care for the families of martyrs.
We will plan to provide 14 hours of electricity supply for agriculture. We don’t even get 8 hours of electricity.
We firmly believe that a national policy should be formulated regarding the “metering system” in electricity, which is causing concern to farmers.
The “metering system” will not be implemented. Metering has been made mandatory for new electricity connections.
Arrangements will be made to provide windmills and loans to groups of four to five unemployed youth in each village at affordable prices.
Establish a Coastal Area Development Board.
Develop a policy to ensure Gujarat ranks first in the country in industrial capital investment.
Create subject-specific universities.
Create a study group to transform the Gulf of Khambhat into a freshwater lake. This plan was not implemented in the 35 years from 1995 to 2025.
By blocking the waters of rivers flowing into the sea, we will turn the coastline into a lush green garden like Kerala. This will reduce the salinity problem and increase groundwater.
Saline land has increased. 765 kilometers of land has been eroded along the Gujarat coast. 700,120 hectares of land in 534 villages along the Saurashtra coast have been affected by salinity. (Google translation from Gujarati)
