The Arvind Kejriwal-led party, which is gearing up to contest all seats in Karnataka assembly polls. The AAP on Wednesday released its manifesto for Karnataka polls giving 10 guarantees, which included 300 units of free electricity per month, 80 per cent reservation to locals in jobs, and 33 per cent reservation to women in government jobs if voted to power.
The Arvind Kejriwal-led party, which is gearing up to contest all seats in Karnataka assembly polls, also promised that it will generate 2 lakh jobs every year and fill up all the vacant posts, with preference to regularisation of contractual staff.

Kannada proficiency will be made mandatory for the state government jobs if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said, releasing the party manifesto at a press conference in Bengaluru, a few hours after the Election Commission announced Karnataka assembly polls schedule.
The AAP’s Karnataka unit convener Prithvi Reddy and other office bearers from the state were present at the press conference.If voted to power, AAP will make government schools better than the private schools, set up a committee to fix and regulate private schools fees, and regularise jobs of contractual teachers in the state, Singh said. “Students of the state will be provided with free city bus transport facility,” he added.

For students who pass Class 12, a programme will be rolled out to give them a six month-long employability training with a ₹5,000-per month stipend, Singh said. “Voting age for the local body elections will be lowered to 16 years,” he added.

The AAP will provide 33 per cent reservation in the state government jobs to women and also free city bus rides to them, Singh said. Every below poverty line woman above 18 years will get ₹1,000 per month as “empowerment allowance.” “The farm laws will be repealed. MSP will be provided based on the Swaminathan committee report. Guaranteed 12-hour free power will be provided for farming,” the AAP leader said.
“While old age pension will be increased from ₹400 to 1,500 per month, widow pension will be increased from 800 to 2,000 plus ₹500 per dependent child per month. Minor disability pension will be increased from ₹600 to ₹1,500 per month. Major disability pension will be increased from ₹1,400 to ₹2,500 per month,” he added.