Tamil Nadu elections: BJP promises return of Jallikattu, ban on alcohol

With less than a month left for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, the BJP has promised return of bull-taming sport Jallikattu if the party comes to power.

Releasing its election manifesto labelled as "Vision Document" on Thursday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also assured a full waiver of farmers' loans taken through co-operative banks and a separate budget for agriculture and Lokayukta to end graft in the state.

Other promises included ban on alcohol in the state and freebies like eight gram gold to eligible women in Below Poverty Line category for marriage. The saffron party's pet themes like cow protection and a law to stop forced religious conversions also featured in the manifesto.

The party also promised quality education on par with CBSE standards in government-run schools and linking of all intra-state rivers.
Tamil Nadu will vote on May 16.