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Ranchi: Former chief minister Arjun Munda on Thursday said he will ask BJP to make tribal welfare a focus area in the party’s BJP’s manifesto. Though Munda refused to comment on the date when BJP will release its manifesto sources said it is expected to be out in early April. And we are supposed to do whatever we are asked by the party to do.” Munda is part of BJP’s 15-member manifesto committee for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.Talking to TOI on Thursday, the senior BJP leader said that a few rounds of meetings have taken place at the party high command level and the manifesto is still in the works. There is a need for proper homework at the grass roots level to understand the situation now and the way ahead.”Replying to another question about speculation within the party of his name being considered for the Khunti parliamentary seat, which is currently held by eight-time MP and former deputy speaker in the Lok Sabha, Karia Munda, he said, “In BJP, it’s always the party which fights elections and not any individual..