Lok Satta (party)

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Lok Satta Party

Founded	October 1, 2006
Headquarters	H.No:5-10-180/A&A1, Band Lanes, Hill Fort Road, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad-500 001
Alliance	none
Political ideology	http://www.loksattaparty.com/english_site/agenda.html
Publications	http://loksattaparty.blogspot.com
Website	http://www.loksatta.org
See also the politics of India series

The Lok Satta Party was launched on October 2nd 2006^[1] by the Lok Satta voluntary organization. Lok Satta organization has been actively involved in bringing about several political reforms in the nine years of its existence.

1 The Founder
2 Direction
3 References
4 External links

[edit] The Founder

Its founder Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, is a former IAS officer of the 1980 batch, renowned for his integrity as well as efficiency and a people's activist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He quit his job late in 1996 following a highly impressive track record. What is special about Jayaprakash is that he left his IAS job not because he was disenchanted or disillusioned. On the other hand, he had a highly distinguished as well as eventful 16-year-long career in the government. Highly respected in the state for his result-oriented administration, Jayaprakash, an optimistic individual, talks about the efficacy of reforms in the governance among several other issues. He firmly believes that democracy is for the people, of the people and by the people. He states that his group or party is aimed to enrich the political scenario in India with its true spirit, thereby aiming to create a true and faithful political picture in India. He purportedly said "Every individual has certain strengths and capabilities. My aim is to create such an environment that every one of us can use their capabilities completely and get a perfect outcome for their productivity."^{[citation needed]} He is famously known as a person with certainty in thoughts and reality in work. His speeches and articles invarious news papers are thought provoking.

[edit] Direction

The movement initially started in Andhra Pradesh and later spread across the country, including Mumbai (formerly Bombay) with the Vote JUHU or campaign^[2] Vote Mumbai. The party rapidly expanding membership, now has over 30,000 in Greater Hyderabad region and over 250,000 members in Andhra Pradesh.