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.
She outlined three key promises that would guide the party’s approach. The third promise focuses on public accountability. “I will do politics, but not with any political party. In her resignation message, Mittal reflected on her experiences working with farmers, families seeking land rights and people with disabilities.
The statement came 10 days after Mittal announced she would launch her own political party and contest the 2027 UP Assembly elections. 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.
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). I will do politics with people,” she said in a video message. She wrote that her administrative career had taught her that “behind every government file is a person”.
