India, April 1 -- The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday released its manifesto for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls, promising monetary benefits for needy women and citizens over 70, two free LPG cylinders per year for poor households, an AIIMS for the state, and the protection of places of worship.

The manifesto, released by BJP national president Nitin Nabin at an NDA event here, also promised a high-speed railway network connecting the State Capital with Kannur, 20,000 litres of free water for every household and "water for Tamil Nadu and safety for Kerala" with regard to the Mullaperiyar dam.

In his speech, after releasing the manifesto, Nabin claimed that decades of successive LDF and UDF Governments in Kerala resulted in "negligible industr...