Citizens of India aged between 25 and 45 could participate in the three-stage contest, for which the winner would be a contender for participating in India's next assembly elections, a place on the leadership and politics course at Harvard University, and a grant of Rs 50 lakh for pursuing a public welfare project of the winner's choice.

[1] In an episode telecast on 22 December 2007, Kumaramangalam Birla and Akshay Kumar joined the jury as celebrity judges.

[citation needed] In the United States and Canada, the show aired on STAR One every Saturday evening.

[citation needed] Since 8 December 2007 eight Lead India finalists have competed to decide the national winner: On 9 February 2008, the results were announced.

[citation needed] Later on one of the finalists, Sanjiv Kaura, became the CEO of CSR for Times of India Group.