The BJP president Amit Shah, and Union home minister Rajnath Singh launch Bhartiya Janta Party’s national campaign ‘Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat’ for upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Chanakyapuri on Sunday.

Follow the live updates below:

11:50 am IST We have clamped down on anti-national forces: Rajnath Singh We have clamped down on anti-national forces. The security forces have broken the back of Naxalism. We want India to be the ‘sudarshan chakra’ for anti-India forces.





11:47 am IST BJP gave Indians the world’s largest health cover ‘Ayushman Bharat’: Rajnath Singh Our government has given Indians the world’s largest health cover ‘Ayushman Bharat’. Education and health are two sectors out government has done a lot but we believe there’s still a long way to go.





11:44 am IST PM Modi accepted the challenge to fulfill people’s expectation: Rajnath Singh People have expectations only from those who work for their betterment. PM Modi has accepted the challenge to fulfill those expectations.





11:41 am IST 10% quota for poor is a historic decision: Rajnath Singh The BJP government is working for an inclusive growth. We have started 10% reservation for the poor, this was a section which has been ignored for years for governments.





11:38 am IST Rs 6,000 per year for farmers should be seen as an income benefit: Rajnath Singh Our government gave farmers a good minimum support price (MSP). To double income of farmers by 2022, we have given cash benefit to farmers in the interim budget. Rs 6,000 per year for farmers should be seen as an income benefit.





11:36 am IST Strength of democracy lies with people: Rajnath Singh The strength of democracy lies with people. For the first time, a political party is starting such a scheme to take suggestions from the public for a sankalp patra (agenda for governance).





11:33 am IST Union home minister Rajnath Singh speaks on ‘Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat’ Union home minister Rajnath Singh takes to stage.





11:30 am IST Over the next one month, 11 crore BJP workers will reach out to 10 crore households: Amit Shah Over the next one month, 11 crore BJP workers will reach out to 10 crore households to find out what is their idea of new India and what are their expectations from Narendra Modi.





11:28 am IST Your voice is of utmost importance, tweets PM Modi “Your voice is of utmost importance. Urging you all to take part in ‘Bharat ke Mann ki Baat, Modi ke Saath’, a unique effort by @BJP4India to get citizen feedback,” PM Modi’s twitter handle wrote. Your voice is of utmost importance.



Urging you all to take part in 'Bharat ke Mann ki Baat, Modi ke Saath’, a unique effort by @BJP4India to get citizen feedback.



What you all share will form the blueprint of our ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the 2019 elections. https://t.co/TvajNFN9RF — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 3, 2019 Participative democracy is an article of faith for our party. We have always worked to be an effective voice for rights and well-being of each and every Indian and to build a strong and prosperous India.#BharatKeMannKiBaat — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 3, 2019





11:25 am IST ‘Bharat ke mann ki baat’ is not a programme of the BJP: Amit Shah We will contest the 2019 polls under the leadership of Narendra Modi. ‘Bharat ke mann ki baat’ is not a programme of the BJP, it is a programme of the people of India.





11: 21 am IST BJP believes in internal democracy: Amit Shah BJP is a party that believes in internal democracy and is a party with ideology. Other parties contest elections to win, we don’t take part in elections only to win. It is a festival of democracy. It is a chance to connect with the people





11:18 am IST Development happens when governments continue for longer than 5 years: Amit Shah Governments are not for five years, they are in continuity, that is when development happens. These govts that ran for years made the country go back 30 years.





11:16 am IST Before 2014, there was no financial discipline: Amit Shah Before 2014, populist policies were announced to win only elections, there was no financial discipline.



