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Establish an all-women Veerangana commando force in Gujarat Police
Bharatiya Janata Party · Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 15 Oct 2026
What does this status mean?
The term is active and there is no evidence of action or reversal.
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.
Original manifesto wording
“We will establish a special, all-women commando force under the Gujarat Police, to be known as Veerangana.”
From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.43
Our Assessment
No verified raising order, completed commando training cohort or operational deployment of a Gujarat Police all-women commando force was found. The well-documented Veerangana force belongs to Assam Police and predates this promise; similarly named units elsewhere are not Gujarat delivery. Women's She Teams and general female police recruitment perform related safety work but are not automatically an equivalent specialist commando force.
The reasoning behind the verdict
Why this assessment?
Reviewed
01 · Delivery status
Why pending?
A matching operational Gujarat Police all-women commando unit has not been verified.
02 · Strength of evidence
Why low confidence?
Public evidence is incomplete; the rating describes what could be verified, not proof that no activity occurred.
What would help us reassess?
The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.
- State raising order and unit staffing
- Specialist commando training and operational deployment records
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.
Read our methodology ↗Sources & Evidence
government
BPR&D Data on Police Organisations 2023 — strength of women and all-women battalions
bprd.nic.in
manifesto
BJP Gujarat Assembly Election Manifesto 2022 — printed page 43
oneindia.com·26 Nov 2022
government
PIB: Assam Police Veerangana unit — not Gujarat Police implementation
pib.gov.in·22 Nov 2021
Promise Timeline
16 Oct 2026
Evidence review: A matching operational Gujarat Police all-women commando unit has not been verified.
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