The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party promised in its 2014 election manifesto to provide a natural home for persecuted Hindu refugees.[1] The travails of such refugees have since been reported in the news media.[12][13] In 2015, the government passed orders legalising such refugees irrespective of their travel documents and granting them long-term visas.[14] Over 30,000 migrants have availed of these facilites according to the Intelligence Bureau, who are now expected to be the immediate beneficiaries of the amended Citizenship Act.[15]