Common man’s friend: Lok Satta Party president Jayaprakash Narayan canvassing on board a suburban RTC bus
HYDERABAD: Lok Satta president Jayaprakash Narayan on Monday, urged the voters of Kukatpally to break the silence by voting for the ‘whistle’—the party’s election symbol.
Touring Kukatpally constituency along with Malkajgiri MP candidate L. Rathaiah, he interacted with people who complained about lack of drinking water, government hospitals and educational institutions as against the proliferation of wine shops, a press note informed. In turn, Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan lambasted the government for hoping to win votes through liquor and currency.
The two candidates toured HAL Colony, old Bowenpally, Fatehnagar, Moosapet and Hasmatpet. Dr. Rathaiah asked the voters to be part of a change.Interactive
Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan interacted with passengers on board a bus as part of his election campaign on Monday. Getting aboard a Zaheerabad-bound bus at Balanagar cross roads, he purchased tickets for all those who boarded along with him. He travelled along with them up to KPHB Colony, the release stated. He assured livelihood to 50 lakh people through creation of 1,250 towns across the State and promised improvement in publi

Lok Satta Party

Founded
October 1, 2006
Headquarters
H.No:5-10-180/A&A1, Band Lanes, Hill Fort Road, Adarshnagar,
Hyderabad-500 001,Ph. no.: 91-22- 4040 5050
Political ideology
http://www.loksatta.org/agenda.php
Publications
http://loksattaparty.blogspot.com
Website
http://www.loksatta.org

Placing the citizen at the centre of governance
Protecting the unity and integrity of India at all times and create a secular and just republic in which the citizen will be the true sovereign
Nurturing, protecting and promoting the constitutional values of liberty, justice and equality for all
Creating a political, economic and social environment which will ensure equal opportunities for the upliftment to all sections of society, irrespective of caste, ethnicity, religion, or gender
Eliminating all forms of discrimination by birth and guaranteeing dignity and opportunity to every citizen irrespective of origin and status; and to promote social equality and justice and fully integrate all disadvantaged sections including Dalits, Adivasis (Tribals) and socially and economically backward classes
Ensuring that every child, irrespective of origins and socio-economic position, has reasonable access to quality education which will provide an opportunity to fulfill their true potential
Building a viable and effective healthcare system which reaches every man, woman and child and guarantees good health to all, irrespective of economic status or birth
Promoting and implementing policies aimed at rejuvenation of Indian agriculture, substantial enhancement of rural incomes and improvement in the quality of life
Ensuring that every young person acquires adequate knowledge and skills to make them a productive partner in wealth creation and thereby promoting gainful employment and economic opportunities
Ensuring that every family, rural or urban, gets access to the basic amenities of life including housing, sanitation and transport and opportunities for earning a decent livelihood
Providing social security to the vast, underpaid, dispossessed and unorganized sector workers
Empowering women and providing opportunities for their economic, social and political advancement
Promote public awareness about democratic functioning of all institutions of governance and encourage reasoned debate and healthy public discourse
Establishing a people-centric democratic polity based on liberty, self-governance, empowerment of citizens, rule of law and self-correcting institutional mechanisms
Working for fundamental political, electoral and governance reforms listed below:
a) Effective separation of legislature, executive and judiciary at all levels with appropriate checks and balances; b) Political reforms which make elections truly democratic, representative and transparent; facilitate and promote the participation of men and women of integrity in the political process and curb electoral malpractices; c) Effective empowerment of local governments at all levels in all respects as participative tiers of constitutional, democratic governance with their own legislature and executive, in a manner that authority and accountability fuse, and the link between vote and public good and taxes and services is fully established; d) Speedy, accessible, effective and affordable justice at all levels to all citizens, irrespective of means and station at birth; e) Insulate crime investigation from the vagaries of partisan politics and to make police effective, citizen friendly, accountable and just in all respects; f) Combat corruption and mis-governance through an institutional framework which will enhance transparency and accountability at all levels of administration.

[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 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."

[edit] Emblem
The Party flag also serves as the Party logo. [5] The flag is in the form of a rectangle of dark blue colour and bearing a pure white circle, centered in which is a five-pointed star of the same colour as the rectangle. [5] The dark blue colour symbolizes the vastness, depth and inclusive nature of the ocean in which all streams finally merge. [5] The white colour of the circle stands for purity. The colour symbolizes unity of purpose and action amidst the diversity in religion, region, caste, language and beliefs. [5] The five-pointed blue star signifies that the party sets its course by the twinkle of the distant star, and not by the lights of passing ships. The five corners of the star stand for the five pillars of a true democracy: [5]
Liberty
Self-governance
Citizen empowerment
Rule of law and
Self-correcting institutions. [5]

[edit] History
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[6] 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.
For the first time in India, a political party, i.e. Lok Satta party organized intra party organizational elections by secret ballot and preferential voting for over 50 divisions as per the constitutional norms laid down by the party.[7]

[edit] 2008 by-elections
Lok Satta (party) contested in 2008 in the Assembly by-elections for the first time, and was able to secure second place in one of the four places (Khairatabad) it contested from. [8] Lok Satta party was able to gain 10% votes.

[edit] 2009 elections
For the 249 Legislative Assembly seats that the party is contesting, it has nominated 88 BCs, 42 SCs, 15 STs, 10 minorities, 28 women and 1 physically challenged candidate. [9]
Prominent Poll promises [10] are as follows:
1. Formation of 1000 new towns across the length and breadth of Andhra Pradesh.2. District Governements, Transfer of funds and power to Local bodies such as municipalities and Panchayats.3. Availability of Free Schools and Hospitals within each neighbourhood.4. Creating 50,00,000 new jobs.5. Reforming Police and Traffic systems.6. Agri Clincs in each Mandal to assist farmers.
At the conclusion of counting, Lok Satta Party was able to win the Kukatpally Assembly Consituency, where it fielded Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan with a majority of over 15,000 votes over its nearest Congress(I) rival
Lok Satta Party

http://www.loksatta.orgFounded
October 1, 2006
Headquarters
H.No:5-10-180/A&A1, Band Lanes, Hill Fort Road, Adarshnagar,
Hyderabad-500 001,Ph. no.: 91-22- 4040 5050
Political ideology
http://www.loksatta.org/agenda.php
Publications
http://loksattaparty.blogspot.com
Website

Loksatta, a regional party of Andhra Pradesh led by bureaucrat turned politician Jaya Prakash Narayanan who earlier led the Loksatta movement. Loksatta is contesting the elections with Zero corruption as main agenda. Loksatta is first political party to have created orkut application.Yesterday, Loksatta distrubuted currency notes to people as part of its campaigning. Wondering how can a party with zero corruption as sole agenda is distribution currency? Well its a currency of Zero value :). Yes, its a currency with zero value which has message as "I promise to ensure that I will neither take nor give bribes".In another novel method to reach to voters JP on friday launched his election campaign by train. The Former IAS officer and his supporters are travlleing in general compartment of Secundrabad-Nellore Krishna express. Which will take them to 25 constituencies of 7 districts in record 24 hours. Addressing people at various railway stations he said he wanted to change the politics which is currently dominated by currency and muscle power. This campaign has cost them just few thousands whereas other political parties are spending millions of rupees on campaigning.Kudos to JP and all the best Loksatta for Elections-09Lok Satta party is a political party in India founded by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan. [1] Launched on October 2 2006[2] by the Lok Satta voluntary organization. Lok Satta organization has been actively involved in bringing about several political reforms in Andhra Pradesh over the nine years of its existence. The party has opted for the whistle symbol for the 2009 election