Byelections
Lok Satta made a debut in the recent byelections. It contested in four assembly seats. It did not win any seats. It lost the deposit in two of the seats.
It still is very creditable that in the Khairtabad seat, it polled more than 58,000 votes, ahead of the TRS.
It's important to understand that these 58,000 people came of their own volition, without incentives like money or liquor, and made a statement in favour of clean politics.
Of course there is a long way to go before winning seats in the next general elections. Apart from trying to pull people out of their unreasonable party loyalties, Lok Satta plans to have better poll station planning, identify bogus voters in lists etc., to better its performance.
The aim of Lok Satta isn't to capture power. It aims at cleaner politics. And it accepts that cleaner politics might come in through other parties too, like the yet to be announced party of Chiranjeevi. It's transparent and rational policies should appeal to all thinking voters.
It still is very creditable that in the Khairtabad seat, it polled more than 58,000 votes, ahead of the TRS.
It's important to understand that these 58,000 people came of their own volition, without incentives like money or liquor, and made a statement in favour of clean politics.
Of course there is a long way to go before winning seats in the next general elections. Apart from trying to pull people out of their unreasonable party loyalties, Lok Satta plans to have better poll station planning, identify bogus voters in lists etc., to better its performance.
The aim of Lok Satta isn't to capture power. It aims at cleaner politics. And it accepts that cleaner politics might come in through other parties too, like the yet to be announced party of Chiranjeevi. It's transparent and rational policies should appeal to all thinking voters.
posted by Anand at 1:20 PM
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