Cong promises TVs, free education Colour TV, loan at three per cent interest for farmers and free education up to pre-university are among the promises that the Congress party has made in its election manifesto. Unemployed youths who have studied up to SSLC will get stipend of Rs 1,200 per month.
List of 31 candidates announced The Congress on Thursday released yet another list, this time of 31 candidates, for the Assembly elections in Karnataka and fielded several former ministers besides a sitting MP.
Artistes get into the act Not only the BJP, the Congress too has roped in artistes and theatre personalities to reach out to the voters. Actors under the leadership of small screen artist and theatre director Nagarajamurthy will be staging street plays across the state to campaign for the party.
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