Lok Satta Party
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Lok Satta Party
లోక్ సత్తా పార్టీ |
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| Leader | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Founder | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| Founded | October 2, 2006 |
| Preceded by | Lok Satta (NGO) |
| Headquarters | H.No: 8-2-674B/2/9, Road No: 13A, Banjara Hills Hyderabad- 500034 |
| Newspaper | Lok Satta Times |
| Youth wing | Yuva Satta |
| Women's wing | Mahila Satta |
| Ideology | Social Democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | People For Lok Satta |
| Colours | Blue & Red |
| ECI Status | Unrecognised Political Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
0 / 545
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha |
0 / 245
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| Website | |
| www.LokSatta.org | |
Lok Satta is a political party in India, founded by Jayaprakash Narayan, a former I.A.S. officer and renowned activist from Andhra Pradesh. Since 1996, the Lok Satta Movement functioned as a non-governmental organisation, but on 2 October 2006, the movement was reorganised into a formal political party. The party intends to further the causes of the Lok Satta Movement, including a reduction in the size of the cabinet, promotion of the Right to Information Act, and disclosure of criminal records and assets by political candidates. Beginning with the 2009 elections the party has adopted a whistle as their official symbol. On March 23 2016, the party founder president, Jayaprakash Narayan said that they will not take part in electoral politics for sometime.
Lok Satta started as a citizen movement, Lok Satta Andolana or Lok Satta Movement, in Andhra Pradesh and later spread across the country, including Mumbai, with the Vote JUHU and Vote Mumbai campaigns. It also played a major role in the Jaago Re! One Billion Votes. The Lok Satta organisation worked on bringing about several political reforms by working with other civic organisations. Lok Satta Party was founded with the realisation that entering into politics is the only option to bring about fundamental changes in the system and a new political culture. It grew rapidly, amassing over 30,000 members in the Greater Hyderabad region and over 60,000 members in Andhra Pradesh before it became a political party.
Lok Satta Party is now present in several other Indian states, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Maharashtra.
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