<p>A day before Karnataka goes to the polls, all Congress candidates signed a "solemn pledge" on Tuesday to deliver on the "five guarantees" promised by the party to the people of the state if voted to power.</p>.<p>The Congress party, its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Rahul Gandhi on their Twitter accounts shared the pledge signed by all the 223 candidates that the five guarantees -- Yuva Nidhi, Anna Bhagya, Gruha Jyothi, Uchita Prayana and Gruha Lakshmi -- will be implemented once the party comes to power.</p>.<p>"Once elected as your MLA, I will deliver on the 5 Congress guarantees for the people of Karnataka. I will dedicate myself to developing our constituency. Karnataka's interests will be my first priority. I will defend Kannada pride and culture with all my might. I pledge to fight corruption, maintain transparency and work towards a progressive Karnataka," the pledge signed by the Congress candidates read.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/ec-asks-karnataka-bjp-to-provide-evidence-of-allegations-made-against-congress-in-newspaper-advt-1216977.html" target="_blank">EC asks Karnataka BJP to provide evidence of allegations made against Congress in newspaper advt</a></strong></p>.<p>Sharing the pledge on Twitter, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "All our Karnataka Congress candidates have made a solemn promise to deliver on the 5 guarantees for the people of Karnataka."</p>.<p>"They have pledged to fight corruption and work towards a progressive Karnataka," Kharge said.</p>.<p>Gandhi also shared the pledge signed by all the candidates, saying, "Congress' 5 Guarantees 'Pratigne' will relieve people of Karnataka from the pain BJP’s 40 per cent Commission Sarkara has inflicted on them."</p>.<p>While the 'Uchita Prayana' scheme proposes free travel for women throughout the state in regular government-run KSRTC/ BMTC buses, under the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, each woman head of the family will receive Rs 2,000 monthly assistance.</p>.<p>Gruha Jyothi promises 200 unit free electricity a month to all households. Under 'Anna Bhagya', every person in a BPL (below poverty line) family will receive 10 kg food grains, which can be rice or millets including Ragi and Jowar every month.</p>.<p>Under the "Yuva Nidhi", Rs 3,000/month will be provided to all unemployed graduates and Rs 1,500 a month for all unemployed diploma graduates (both in the age group of 18 to 25) for two years.</p>.<p>The Congress has 223 candidates in the electoral fray, and on one seat it has extended support to Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.</p>.<p>The elections for the 224-member Karnataka assembly will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.</p>
<p>A day before Karnataka goes to the polls, all Congress candidates signed a "solemn pledge" on Tuesday to deliver on the "five guarantees" promised by the party to the people of the state if voted to power.</p>.<p>The Congress party, its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former president Rahul Gandhi on their Twitter accounts shared the pledge signed by all the 223 candidates that the five guarantees -- Yuva Nidhi, Anna Bhagya, Gruha Jyothi, Uchita Prayana and Gruha Lakshmi -- will be implemented once the party comes to power.</p>.<p>"Once elected as your MLA, I will deliver on the 5 Congress guarantees for the people of Karnataka. I will dedicate myself to developing our constituency. Karnataka's interests will be my first priority. I will defend Kannada pride and culture with all my might. I pledge to fight corruption, maintain transparency and work towards a progressive Karnataka," the pledge signed by the Congress candidates read.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/ec-asks-karnataka-bjp-to-provide-evidence-of-allegations-made-against-congress-in-newspaper-advt-1216977.html" target="_blank">EC asks Karnataka BJP to provide evidence of allegations made against Congress in newspaper advt</a></strong></p>.<p>Sharing the pledge on Twitter, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, "All our Karnataka Congress candidates have made a solemn promise to deliver on the 5 guarantees for the people of Karnataka."</p>.<p>"They have pledged to fight corruption and work towards a progressive Karnataka," Kharge said.</p>.<p>Gandhi also shared the pledge signed by all the candidates, saying, "Congress' 5 Guarantees 'Pratigne' will relieve people of Karnataka from the pain BJP’s 40 per cent Commission Sarkara has inflicted on them."</p>.<p>While the 'Uchita Prayana' scheme proposes free travel for women throughout the state in regular government-run KSRTC/ BMTC buses, under the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, each woman head of the family will receive Rs 2,000 monthly assistance.</p>.<p>Gruha Jyothi promises 200 unit free electricity a month to all households. Under 'Anna Bhagya', every person in a BPL (below poverty line) family will receive 10 kg food grains, which can be rice or millets including Ragi and Jowar every month.</p>.<p>Under the "Yuva Nidhi", Rs 3,000/month will be provided to all unemployed graduates and Rs 1,500 a month for all unemployed diploma graduates (both in the age group of 18 to 25) for two years.</p>.<p>The Congress has 223 candidates in the electoral fray, and on one seat it has extended support to Sarvodaya Karnataka Party.</p>.<p>The elections for the 224-member Karnataka assembly will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.</p>
