'Congress promises': Apart from NYAY, nearly 200 others to take on BJP

Congress' 2019 manifesto is mindful of the electoral importance of national security, but it skips a key label that has defined the party for long

Congress President Rahul Gandhi says in his party’s manifesto for the 2019 elections: "I've never broken a promise that I've made." A textual analysis of the manifesto shows Gandhi and his party have a long list of promises to keep. The words "Congress promises" appear the most — 195 times — in the party's manifesto.

The word "promises" alone (without 'Congress' accompanying in the phrase) appears 207 times. By comparison, the word had appeared only three times in the Congress' 2014 manifesto. 

The word "promise" (in the singular form) has been used 24 times in the 2019 document, against only