Infosys ex-honcho Balakrishnan seeks to change system

"But the genesis of AAP and its agenda for clean and honest governance and a corruption-free system to serve the people convinced me that I too should do my bit as these are dear to my heart."

Domain expertise in finance, economics and policies with experience in back-office functions at Infosys as its BPO head came handy for Balakrishnan to help the young party formulate its economic agenda, set up systems and processes in place to streamline its operations and coordinate its activities nationwide.

"Contesting this election was not in my mind.

But (AAP leader) Arvind Kejriwal convinced me that AAP needed me to contest because the system cannot be fought, much less changed, from the outside."