BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad announced the party manifesto in the presence of senior leaders, including BJP's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani and party president Rajnath Singh.
Speaking on the occasion, Advani said that the manifesto is the BJP's way to build an ideal state.
At the manifesto release, Advani said that there is no need of Article 370, which means no special status be given to Jammu and Kashmir.
He reiterated that the BJP would be fighting the polls as NDA, despite releasing a separate manifesto.
"We have released BJP manifesto, but we are fighting polls as NDA. We will release an agenda for NDA after discussions with allies," said Advani.
Responding to mediapersons at the event, Advani attacked the Third Front by calling it a fallacy and denied the existence of a non-BJP and non-Congress government.
Addressing mediapersons on the occasion, senior party leader and former HRD minister Murali Manohar Joshi said that the Chandrayaan mission is a result of the Vajpayee government's efforts and the BJP will take it further.
Joshi also said that the BJP would try and remove encroachments on Wakf properties.
BJP president Rajnath Singh also spoke on the occasion, saying that the party supports the formation of smaller states, including Telangana.
Apart from this, the BJP manifesto says that no one will be allowed to touch the Ram Setu and a new route will be found.
The BJP has, in its manifesto, promised to provide rice and wheat to people below the poverty line at Rs 2 per kg.
The party manifesto also calls for better roads in villages and taking strict steps for bringing back illegal money in foreign accounts.
Addressing the issue of terrorism and Naxalism, the BJP manifesto says that the party will try to bring in a POTA-like law and will take strict measures against the Maoists.
The BJP manifesto also talks about the armed forces' demand of one rank, one pay. It says that the BJP will implement the same. In addition to this, the party also promises to try and bring in tax breaks for armed forces.
Apart from these, the BJP manifesto also promises special employment schemes for the youth.