The prospect of becoming the country's mainstream political party places an inescapable responsibility on our Manifesto to mirror the concerns and aspirations of every section of Indian society - especially, dalits, tribals, backward classes and other weaker sections of society. Our Party unequivocally champions the cause of every section of our national family having its due share in satta (power), sampatti (prosperity) and sammaan (social status). These concerns have always been central to the BJP's philosophy. But at no time in the past was the situation so supportive as now for us to expose the limitations of our adversaries' advocacy of 'social justice' and to advance our own superior and more sincere espousal of the same noble concept on the basis of samajik samarasata.

Our list of candidates should fairly reflect the social composition of Indian society. We should make added efforts to identify deserving and winnable candidates from among religious minorities, especially Muslims ..                     (Source: The BJP Today, 1-15 January, 1998)