Lok Satta Party was established after a decade of work by its founder, Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, and others to create a people's movement that is alert to the pressing needs of today, and the genuine opportunities of tomorrow. At Lok Satta, we recognise that the great reforms we need in India cannot be achieved by mere tinkering of the existing political system. Instead, we need a whole new culture of politics. The aims and objectives of Lok Satta Party are to establish this new political culture which will place the citizen at the centre of governance; and to create a political, economic and social environment which will ensure equal opportunities for vertical mobility to all sections of society, irrespective of caste, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
Dr JP, as he is popularly known, served as a distinguished officer of the Indian Administrative Service for 17 years, before deciding to leave and launch the Lok Satta movement. In over a decade of work outside the government, he has won the hearts and minds of the people of Andhra Pradesh, and received repeated acclaim as a smart, purposeful and public-spirited leader. The organisation's reputation for integrity and perseverance has also created a clear impact, and the potential transformation of our political culture is now possible, thanks to the pioneering work of the last decade.
During the last 2 years, Lok Satta has been contesting elections within Andhra Pradesh, and now is increasingly focused on elections outside the state too. Our new politics is gaining momentum, as witnessed by JP's recent election to the Andhra Pradesh assembly from Kukatpally constituency, with 71,000 votes. In the upcoming Hyderabad Corporation (GHMC) elections, we believe we will do even better than we did in the assembly elections, where we received 8% of the vote city-wide. And we are actively working to follow this up with other electoral contests in Bangalore (BBMP) and other cities. Our work in Karnataka can be followed online at this URL - www.loksattakarnataka.org and on www.loksatta.org
We invite you, as a citizen concerned about various issues of development and governance, to follow the Lok Satta story, provide your inputs to guide our growth, and to participate in this journey. The destiny of India will be shaped by how much each of us is a part of reaching for it, and we hope you will join us in this quest.
Dr JP, as he is popularly known, served as a distinguished officer of the Indian Administrative Service for 17 years, before deciding to leave and launch the Lok Satta movement. In over a decade of work outside the government, he has won the hearts and minds of the people of Andhra Pradesh, and received repeated acclaim as a smart, purposeful and public-spirited leader. The organisation's reputation for integrity and perseverance has also created a clear impact, and the potential transformation of our political culture is now possible, thanks to the pioneering work of the last decade.
During the last 2 years, Lok Satta has been contesting elections within Andhra Pradesh, and now is increasingly focused on elections outside the state too. Our new politics is gaining momentum, as witnessed by JP's recent election to the Andhra Pradesh assembly from Kukatpally constituency, with 71,000 votes. In the upcoming Hyderabad Corporation (GHMC) elections, we believe we will do even better than we did in the assembly elections, where we received 8% of the vote city-wide. And we are actively working to follow this up with other electoral contests in Bangalore (BBMP) and other cities. Our work in Karnataka can be followed online at this URL - www.loksattakarnataka.org and on www.loksatta.org
We invite you, as a citizen concerned about various issues of development and governance, to follow the Lok Satta story, provide your inputs to guide our growth, and to participate in this journey. The destiny of India will be shaped by how much each of us is a part of reaching for it, and we hope you will join us in this quest.
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