Former IAS officer Divya Mittal on Saturday said her proposed Janneeti Bharat Party would contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections wherever it found strong candidates across the state’s 403 seats. We will contest the elections wherever we find strong candidates among the 403 seats.”
Speaking to people in Mirzapur’s Chunar, Mittal said, “Our party, Janneeti Bharat, will contest the Assembly elections.
“I will do politics, but not with any political party. The statement came 10 days after Mittal announced she would launch her own political party and contest the 2027 UP Assembly elections.
I will do politics with people,” she said in a video message. Calling Uttar Pradesh her “karmabhoomi” (workplace), Mittal said she would begin her political journey in the state. She also pledged to “fearlessly struggle” to address people’s problems and take them along in the process.
Janneeti Bharat Party’s three promises
Earlier reporting noted: The former IAS officer earlier this month announced the formation of her party just weeks after she chose voluntary retirement from service. She outlined three key promises that would guide the party’s approach. The third promise focuses on public accountability. “I seek your support.
Mittal announced the formation of the Janneeti Bharat Party on October 15. Mittal resigned from the Indian Administrative Service on August 30. The Uttar Pradesh government accepted her resignation on September 15, bringing her 13-year civil services career to an end. We intend to field candidates across all 403 seats, wherever we find strong contenders.
The first promise is to put people at the centre of policymaking and ensure that they have a say in decisions, she said in a video posted to X. Its motto is “ Jan se niti, Niti se Bharat ” (Policy by the people, policies that build India). “ Har kaam ka hisaab janata legi ” (The public will hold every action to account), she said. Its motto is “ Janata ko hisaab; Hisaab se sudhaar ” (Accountability to the people; reform through accountability). Earlier reporting noted: “We will field a candidate in Chunar as well,” she said, referring to the seat in Mirzapur. She has said the party will focus on making people central to policymaking and ensuring that the government remains accountable to them throughout its five-year term and not just on election day.
