Lok Satta (party)

Infobox_Indian_Political_Party
party_name = Lok Satta Party
party_
party Chairman = Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan
foundation = October 1 2006
publication = http://loksattaparty.blogspot.com
headquarters = H.No:5-10-180/A&A1, Band Lanes, Hill Fort Road, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad-500 001
website = http://www.loksatta.org
email = mailto:[e-mail]
alliance = none
ideology = http://www.loksattaparty.com/english_site/agenda.html
The Lok Satta Party was launched on October 2nd 2006 [cite web | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2066441.cms| title = Jayaprakash Narayan launches Lok Satta| publisher=The Times of India, India | accessdate=2006-10-02] 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.

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 in 1996, and worked on various democratic movements towards educating the people about governance and politics before starting the party. He claims, "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."

Emblem

Party flag is same as emblem. It contains blue colored rectangle with white colored circle. The white colored circle encloses five pointed blue star. The color blue represents ocean in which all streams are merged. The five points in star represents the basic pillars of democracy.

Direction

It originally started as Lok Satta movement in Andhra Pradesh and later spread across the country, including Mumbai (formerly Bombay) with the Vote JUHU or campaign [ [http://www.votemumbai.org/sponsorus.asp :: Welcome to Vote Mumbai :: ] ] [http://www.votemumbai.org Vote Mumbai] . Later the organization launched the party. It rapidly expanded membership, and now has over 30,000 in Greater Hyderabad region and over 250,000 members in Andhra Pradesh. Lok Satta party contested in four constituencies in 2008 By-elections for the first time, and was able to gain 10% votes.

References

External links

* [http://www.loksattaparty.com Lok Satta party]
* [http://www.loksatta.org Lok Satta (NOTE: Voluntary group and not the political party) website]
* [http://www.khojhyderabad.com/city/interview/narayan.asp An interview with Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan]
* [http://www.loksattaparty.com/english_site/april-10/JP_TDP.pdf JP's views on Telugu Desam Party (in Telugu)]
* [http://www.loksattaparty.com/english_site/march-22/March9__2007_madhyanishadham_.pdf Controlling the sale of liquor (in Telugu)]
* [http://www.loksattaparty.com/english_site/feb-scan000.html 'Vote Juhu'- A Victory for New Political Culture]
* [http://www.loksattaparty.com/english_site/scan1-2.html Lok Satta opposes Privatizing School education in the name of Concept Schools]
* [http://www.loksattaparty.com/english_site/jan-31/scan0003.htm Lok Satta meets Parliamentary Standing Committee]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/07/stories/2007040711850500.htm An article from The Hindu 1]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/10/stories/2006081003560500.htm An article from The Hindu 2]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/31/stories/2006073109610400.htm An article from The Hindu 3]
* [http://www.greatandhra.com/gossips/jul2006/ramoji_loksatta.php Ramoji Rao discouraged Dr. JP from forming Lok Satta (party)]
* [http://jayaprakashnarayan.blogspot.com Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan's blog]
* [http://www.loksattaparty50guarantees.info/ Loksatta Party's 50 Irrevocable Guarantees]