BJP promises ₹5,000 monthly for journalists

India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced a campaign promise to provide a ₹5,000 monthly allowance to journalists if it comes to power in the state of West Bengal. The pledge targets media professionals in a key political battleground ahead of state elections. This move is seen as an effort to gain support from the press amid ongoing political competition with the ruling Trinamool Congress party. The BJP has not specified funding details or eligibility criteria for the proposed allowance.