While the biggies vie for the lion's share of seats in the state Assembly, the three-year-old Loksatta Party (LP) is only interested in practising ethical politics.
While the biggies vie for the lion's share of seats in the state Assembly, the three-year-old Loksatta Party (LP) is only interested in practising ethical politics.
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So, they've decided to field just one candidate in the state, from the Bandra East constituency.
Surendra Srivastava, president of the party's state unit, said they couldn't find many strong and educated candidates with leadership qualities. "Our criteria for selection are very high.
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Oonche Log, Oonchi Pasand: Surendra Srivastava, president of Loksatta Party |
We don't nominate, but elect our candidate. Only Prof (Dr) Jalindar Adsule (52) met our standards," he added.
Adsule is a a professor at the Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work.
With over a decade's political experience he was the general secretary of the Samajwadi Party in Mumbai Adsule said, "I joined LP because it talks of good governance.
If governance improves, all our problems will be solved." Congress's Janardan Chandurkar and Shiv Sena's Bala Sawant are his major opponents.
Objectives>u00a0Decentralisation of power and grassroots democracy
>u00a0Bringing accountability and transparency in the system and linking taxes with the services provided.
