Local newspapers carry advertisements about the free ration being provided by the BJP, indicating the focus of the party. The party has promised free land and houses to the homeless poor. Other promises include enhancement of monthly pension to the senior citizens, disabled, widows and destitute women to Rs 1500, credit cards for labourers and women with an upper limit of one lakh rupees, the opening of “Maa Annapurna Canteens” that would offer food to the poor at an affordable price, two cooking gas cylinders for the poor on Holi and Diwali, free coaching classes for the students preparing for the competitive exams, free education for children of construction labourers up to the college level and financial assistance for students from Scheduled Castes.