Impressed by Lok Paritran
As the election date for Karnataka State draws close, I have been trying to find out who deserves my vote.
After the drama that I witnessed, where all possible combinations were tried out by Cong., BJP & JD(S), drama that revolted me completely.
Backstabbing was the order of the day, Everyone was willing to go with everyone else - for a slice of the power. Principles - were an unknown quantity and governance - was all about being in power & nothing about governing.
That period was revolting & I dont think I would be able to get myself to cast a vote in favour of any of them.
Today morning I saw a leaflet in my newspaper from "Lok paritran" - Took me a while to remember that this was a party created by a few IITians a couple of years back and I was happy that it has survived. I am a little ashamed to admit that I felt charged up till a few days after I saw the movie Yuva , but did nothing about it - and here are some people who seem to be doing exactly that in real life.
I went to their site and read up their election manifesto for karnataka .
I was quite impressed by their manifesto, which took a data driven approach at listing out the issues, and suggesting solutions that they would work on.
Besides the fact that they have a lot more educated candidates than other parties, they attack a lot of fundamental issues, which should have far-reaching - ripple-kind of effects.
They are apparently fielding candidates for all constituencies in Bangalore, and I hope that at least in Bangalore - they can see some success.
What I have posted here, is based just on what I have read & may be far from the truth.
I would be happy to learn more about the topic and make a more knowledgeable decision about my vote - about this party or others from more experienced & knowledgeable folks in this area so do leave me a comment.
I hope all of you who are in Karnataka - do vote this weekend.