New Delhi, April 15 -- The BJP in its Lok Sabha poll manifesto released on Sunday expressed its commitment to a "holistic" development of Ayodhya and promised to launch a global outreach programme for promoting the legacy of Lord Ram.

The party also promised that it will celebrate 'Ramayan Utsav' across the globe to commemorate the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Ram Lalla at the recently built temple in Ayodhya if it retains power.

"As millions of devotees from around the world visit Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, we are committed to the holistic development of the city," the BJP stated in its 'Sankalp Patra, which was released here by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of BJP chief J P Nadda and Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and ...