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{{Infobox Indian political party
| colorcode = #1b4698
|leader = [[Jaya Prakash Narayana]]
|chairman = Jaya Prakash Narayana
|foundation = 2 October 2006
|founder = Jaya Prakash Narayana
|headquarters = H.No: 8-2-674B/2/9, Road No: 13A, [[Banjara Hills]] [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]- 500034
| eci = Unrecognised Political Party<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex=#0000ff}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex=#0000ff}}
|ideology = [[Conservative liberalism]] [[Fiscal conservatism]] [[Economic liberalism]] [[Federalism]] [[Classical liberalism]]<ref name="ideology">{{Cite web|url=http://www.loksatta.org/loksatta-government-people|title=Loksatta - Government 'by' the people|website=Loksatta Party|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref>
|position = [[Centre-right politics| Centre-right]]
|publication = ''Lok Satta Times''
|youth = Yuva Satta
|women = Mahila Satta
|website = [http://www.LokSatta.org www.LokSatta.org]
|symbol =
|state_seats_name = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|0|224|hex=#0000ff}}
|party_name = Lok Satta Party
|logo = [[File:Loksatta_party_flag.svg|200px]]
|predecessor = [[Lok Satta Movement|Lok Satta (NGO)]]
|international = People For Lok Satta
|colours = Blue {{colorsample|#1b4698}} & Red {{colorsample|#c4151b}}
}}

'''Lok Satta ''' is a [[classical liberal]] [[political party]] in [[India]], founded by [[Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana]], a former [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer and renowned activist from [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article296714.ece|title=Lok Satta sees silent revolution|date=2009-04-03|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-10-02/india/27805724_1_electoral-reforms-blue-star-candidates-with-criminal-background|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016082747/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-10-02/india/27805724_1_electoral-reforms-blue-star-candidates-with-criminal-background|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-16|title=Jayaprakash Narayan launches Lok Satta|date=2006-10-02|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref> The party intends to further the causes of the Lok Satta Movement, including a reduction in the size of the [[Cabinet of India|cabinet]], promotion of the [[Right to Information Act]], and disclosure of [[criminal record]]s and assets by political candidates. Beginning with the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 elections]] the party has adopted a [[whistle]] as their official symbol.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article341505.ece|title=Lok Satta releases fourth list|date=2009-03-28|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref> On 23 March 2016, the party founder president, Jayaprakash Narayan said that they will not take part in electoral politics for sometime.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lok-satta-takes-a-break-from-electoral-politics/article8387377.ece|title=Lok Satta takes a break from electoral politics|date=2016-03-23|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|Lok Satta Movement}}
Lok Satta started as a citizen movement, ''Lok Satta Andolana'' or [[Lok Satta Movement]], in [[United Andhra Pradesh|unified Andhra Pradesh]] and later spread to few other parts of the country, including [[Mumbai]], with the ''Vote JUHU'' and ''Vote Mumbai'' campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.votemumbai.org/sponsorus.asp|title=Welcome to Vote Mumbai|publisher=Vote Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106042052/http://www.votemumbai.org/sponsorus.asp|archive-date=2009-01-06}}</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} It grew rapidly, amassing over 30,000 members in the Greater [[Hyderabad district (India)|Hyderabad]] region and over 60,000 members in unified Andhra Pradesh before it became a political party.

Lok Satta Party is now active in few Indian states, including [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It was also active earlier in [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Delhi]].

==Leadership==
The party's founder and National President is [[Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta)|Jayaprakash Narayan]], a former doctor who was an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer in the 1980s from Andhra Pradesh. Narayan resigned from the IAS in 1996 to establish the Lok Satta Movement, and the political party in 2006.

===National Steering Committee===

National Steering Committee is the highest body of Lok Satta Party. It is a subset of the National Council of the party.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Leader
! Role
|-
| [[Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta)|Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan]]
| Founder President
|-
|-
|}

Notable past members of the National Steering Committee include Surendra Srivastava, Katari Srinivasa Rao, [[D.V.V.S. Varma]], [[Ashwin Mahesh|Dr. Ashwin Mahesh]] and Dilip Sankarreddy.

===State units===
Bheesetti Babji is the President of Andhra Pradesh State unit. Thummanapally Srinivas is the President of Telangana State unit.

==Ideology==
The political goals of Lok Satta include political, economic, and social equality for all people, making citizens the centre of governance, and to reform the government to make it less corrupt and more accessible and responsible to the people.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Lok Satta Party |url=http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=59|publisher=LokSatta Official website|date=4 February 2009|access-date=23 August 2013}}</ref>

==Symbols==
The Party flag also serves as the Party logo. The dark blue colour symbolises the vastness, depth and inclusive nature of the ocean. The white colour of the circle stands for purity. The colour symbolises unity of purpose and action. The five-pointed blue star signifies the party's course and the five corners of the star stand for what the party argues are the five pillars of a true democracy:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93&Itemid=80|title=What does LOK SATTA PARTY emblem signify?|website=www.loksatta.org|access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref>

* Liberty
* Self-governance
* Citizen empowerment
* Rule of law
* Self-correcting institutions.

== See also ==
* [[List of political parties in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.loksatta.org Official website]
*[http://news.loksatta.org Lok Satta News]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100914122741/http://www.peopleforloksatta.org/ NRI wing of Lok Satta Party]
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[[Category:2006 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Political parties in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Conservative parties in India]]

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