Former joint director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) V V Lakshminarayana, who appeared to have expressed his interest to take over Lok Satta, a defunct political party which was founded by former bureaucrat Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, has at last changed his mind.
On Wednesday, Lakshminarayana announced that he would launch his own political party.
“After taking suggestions from my well-wishers and supporters, I have decided to float my own political party rather than joining any other party,” he said, in a statement to the media.
He said he would disclose his party’s name, agenda and flag after another round of meeting with his supporters.
In fact, when he called for a press conference on Saturday, the message he had sent to the media was that he would announce the launch of a new political party.
But he called Lok Satta chief to the meeting and the latter invited him into the party and asked him to head the same in the Telugu states.
Lakshminarayana, too, expressed his willingness at the meeting and the news was flashed to all the media houses. But later, he told the media that he would take a decision on Lok Satta’s invitation later.
In fact, his decision surprised the political observers, as JP had wound up the party long ago, after he failed to sustain it following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.
Though Lakshminarayana did not elaborate on what he is going to do in the coming days, it is learnt he has decided to revive Lok Satta Party in Andhra Pradesh and head the same.
He declared that he would contest the next general elections in the state and would welcome if any like-minded people want to contest the elections.
One wonders whether there is any space for a new party in the Telugu states at this stage, that too, for a fickle-minded leaders like Lakshminarayana!