Congress woos women voters with cash transfers in poll-bound Karnataka

The Congress is sharply focusing on women voters promising cash transfers and separate manifesto months ahead of Assembly elections in Karnataka as it aims to wrest power from the BJP.

Seeking to raise the pitch, women aspirants have also been pushing for allotment of at least 15 per cent of the tickets.

The Congress has announced that Rs 2,000 would be credited to the account of woman head of households every month if it's voted to power.

Days earlier, it promised 200 units of free power a month to all homes in the State, where Assembly elections are due by May.

A separate manifesto for women is also in the works.

The Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently announced 'Na Nayaki' ('I am the woman leader') project here under which the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme offering Rs 2,000 was promised.

According to her, a separate manifesto for women, as was done in Uttar Pradesh, will be brought out in Karnataka.

Conceding that the Congress experiment of women-centr