HP polls: Congress, BJP manifestos on Dec 5

Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 14:23 [IST]

Shimla, Dec 2: The Congress and the BJP will release their respective manifestos for the Himachal Pradesh elections on Wednesday.

State Congress general secretary Kuldeep Singh Rathore said the party's manifesto would be released after last minute consultations with Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and HPCC president Viplove Thakur.

The manifesto would be released after receiving their go-ahead, he told the sources here.

The BJP, on the other hand, said their manifesto would be released by December five since the filing of nominations was over now.

Party state incharge Satpal Jain had yesterday said at a press conference that the manifesto has been drafted keeping in view the interests of all sections of the society and after holding discussions with party leaders and activists.

UNI

Topics: himachal pradesh, shimla, hpcc, congress, bjp, hp polls 2007

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