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Former IAS Divya Mittal forms Janta Shakti Party for UP polls
Former IAS officer Divya Mittal announced on Thursday, 15 October, the formation of a new political party to contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. TV9 Hindi reports the party is called ‘Janta Shakti Party’ and she will contest from the Mirzapur Sadar seat. Aaj Tak reports the party is called ‘Jan Niti Bharat’ (also ‘Janniti Bharat’) and that she will fight the election without specifying a constituency.
Mittal, a 2013-batch IAS officer whose resignation was accepted in September 2026, said in a video message that her party’s aim is to make common people the centre of decision-making. She said government schemes and budgets will be directly accessible on people’s phones and citizens will rate development works. Mittal ruled out joining any established party, saying the fight will be won by going door-to-door, not through money or advertising.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The two Hindi outlets report the same basic event, former IAS officer Divya Mittal entering politics, but disagree on two concrete facts. TV9 Hindi names her new party ‘Janta Shakti Party’ and says she will contest from Mirzapur Sadar assembly seat, naming the sitting BJP MLA Ratnakar Mishra. Aaj Tak names the party ‘Jan Niti Bharat’ (also given as ‘Janniti Bharat’ in the report) and says she will contest the 2027 UP election, without naming a seat. The difference matters because the seat naming is a specific political move against a two-time incumbent, which Aaj Tak omits outright. Both outlets quote her social media post, but TV9 gives the party name from a written X post while Aaj Tak uses her video message. The coverage is otherwise uniform straight reporting of her announcement and stated principles.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): tv9hindi.com (neutral report), aajtak.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
