Andhra Pradesh Elections 2009

Most parties are parochial and divisive; Lok Satta Party transcends religion, caste, region, and language.Self-serving elites dominate our political culture; Lok Satta Party is for dignity, justice and opportunity for all

Other political parties use illegal money-and-muscle power; we are India’s first mainstream political party to raise and deploy funds totally transparently and legally

Major parties run political fiefdoms and champion dynastic politics; Lok Satta Party follows a democratic candidate selection process and is a youthful, member-controlled party.

Doubts were raised at every turn, but we were undaunted. Now, we are pleased to share Lok Satta successes thus far

Lok Satta Party has emerged as a major mainstream political party starting in the State of Andhra Pradesh, with more than 350,000 members and chapters in 100% of the districts, in over 95% of the towns and cities of the State Over 70% of Lok Satta members are under age 25 years. We are the party for India’s younger generation. And these members have democratically elected Lok Satta LSP leadership

We lead citizen’s campaigns and grassroots activities based on stances developed by reputed domain experts on key governance issues (healthcare, education, corruption-free administration, transparency and accountability, rejuvenation of agri-economy, police and criminal justice reforms, curbing the illegal liquor menace, etc.). Lok Satta activities and advocacy have set the tone and agenda of the political debate

Lok Satta 157 Citizen Service Centers launched across the State have become hubs of collective citizen action and informed assertion. More centers are being established in other towns of the State. Every Party Office will also serve as a Citizen Help Center, Youth-and-Women Development Center.

We launched the Surajya Movement a grassroots citizen’s campaign against political corruption. We also established the People Commission Against Corruption to conduct transparent and unbiased enquires into instances of political and administrative corruption. Lok Satta Party has emerged as a credible and ethical mainstream political party, offering a genuine and viable alternative to the present, degenerated political culture.

The aims and objectives of Lok Satta Party are:

To establish a new political culture that will place citizen at centre of governance
To protect 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
To nurture, protect and promote the constitutional values of liberty, justice and equality for all
To create a political, economic and social environment that will ensure equal opportunities for vertical mobility to all sections of society, irrespective of caste, ethnicity, religion, or gender
To eliminate all forms of discrimination by birth and guarantee 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 and socially and economically backward classes
To build a viable and effective healthcare system that reaches every man, woman and child and guarantees good health to all, irrespective of economic status or birth
To promote and implement policies aimed at rejuvenation of Indian agriculture, and substantial enhancement of rural incomes and improvement of quality of life
To ensure that every young person acquires adequate knowledge and skills to make her a productive partner in wealth creation and thereby promote gainful employment and economic opportunities
To ensure that every family,, rural or urban, gets access to basic amenities of life including housing, sanitation and transport and opportunity for earning a decent livelihood
To empower women and provide opportunities for their economic, social and political advancement
To promote public awareness about democratic functioning of all institutions and encourage reasoned debate and healthy public discourse
To establish a people-centric democratic polity based on liberty, self-governance, empowerment of citizens, rule of law and self-correcting institutional mechanisms.
To work for fundamental political, electoral and governance reforms listed below:

Effective separation of legislature, executive and judiciary at all levels with appropriate checks and balances
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
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
Speedy, accessible, effective and affordable justice at all levels to all citizens, irrespective of means and station at birth
Insulate crime investigation from the vagaries of partisan politics and to make police effective, citizen friendly, accountable and just in all respects
Combat corruption and mis-governance through an institutional framework which will enhance transparency and accountability at all levels of administration.