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The Samata Party is a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It was formed as an offshoot of the Janata Dal
Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an List of political parties in India which was formed through the merger of one of the major Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal and a group of Indian National Congress led by V.P....
 in 1994 by Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. He is the top leader of Janata Dal party. His name may also be written Nitis Kumar, following the Hindi orthography....
 and George Fernandes
George Fernandes

George Fernandes is a trade unionist, agriculturist, political activist, journalist and currently a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Muzaffarpur constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Janata Dal party....
. The reason given was that the Janata Dal had shifted to casteism. The party has socialist leanings and is influence in North India
North India

Northern India is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage. The dominant geographical features of northern India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from Tibet and Central Asia....
.

In the 13th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha is the direct election lower house of the Parliament of India. As of 2008 there have been fourteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India....
 (1999-2004), it had 12 (out of 545) members.

In October 2003, Fernandes, the president of the party, announced that the party will be merging with the Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Karnataka. It is led by Nitish Kumar. The current party was formed by the merger of the erstwhile Janata Dal with the Samata Party on October 30, 2003....
. The Janata Dal (United) was part of the ruling coalition in the National Democratic Alliance
National Democratic Alliance (India)

The National Democratic Alliance is a coalition of political parties in India. It is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had 13 constituent parties at the time of its formation in 1998....
.






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The Samata Party is a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It was formed as an offshoot of the Janata Dal
Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an List of political parties in India which was formed through the merger of one of the major Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal and a group of Indian National Congress led by V.P....
 in 1994 by Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. He is the top leader of Janata Dal party. His name may also be written Nitis Kumar, following the Hindi orthography....
 and George Fernandes
George Fernandes

George Fernandes is a trade unionist, agriculturist, political activist, journalist and currently a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Muzaffarpur constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Janata Dal party....
. The reason given was that the Janata Dal had shifted to casteism. The party has socialist leanings and is influence in North India
North India

Northern India is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage. The dominant geographical features of northern India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from Tibet and Central Asia....
.

In the 13th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha is the direct election lower house of the Parliament of India. As of 2008 there have been fourteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India....
 (1999-2004), it had 12 (out of 545) members.

In October 2003, Fernandes, the president of the party, announced that the party will be merging with the Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Karnataka. It is led by Nitish Kumar. The current party was formed by the merger of the erstwhile Janata Dal with the Samata Party on October 30, 2003....
. The Janata Dal (United) was part of the ruling coalition in the National Democratic Alliance
National Democratic Alliance (India)

The National Democratic Alliance is a coalition of political parties in India. It is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had 13 constituent parties at the time of its formation in 1998....
. One minority in the party refused to go along with the merger. The Election Commission of India
Election Commission of India

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, Quasi-judicial body Constitution of India of India. Its mission is to conduct free and fair elections in India....
 decided that the merger was not technically complete and so a faction was allowed to function under the name of Samata Party.

Recently there have been attempts by loyalists of George Fernandes
George Fernandes

George Fernandes is a trade unionist, agriculturist, political activist, journalist and currently a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Muzaffarpur constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Janata Dal party....
 to revive the Party. This possibility was not discounted by Fernandes' loyalist Jaya Jaitley..

See also: List of political parties in India
List of political parties in India

India has a multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties. National parties are those that are recognized in four or more states....


Sources

  • , The Hindu
    The Hindu

    The Hindu is a leading English language Indian daily. With a circulation of 1.17 million copies, The Hindu is the Third largest circulated English Daily in India after Times of India and Hindustan Times and slightly ahead of Economic Times and has its largest base of Newspaper circulation in South India, especially Tamil Nadu....
    , Oct 31, 2003
  • , The Hindu
    The Hindu

    The Hindu is a leading English language Indian daily. With a circulation of 1.17 million copies, The Hindu is the Third largest circulated English Daily in India after Times of India and Hindustan Times and slightly ahead of Economic Times and has its largest base of Newspaper circulation in South India, especially Tamil Nadu....
    , Mar 21, 2004
  • , The Hindu
    The Hindu

    The Hindu is a leading English language Indian daily. With a circulation of 1.17 million copies, The Hindu is the Third largest circulated English Daily in India after Times of India and Hindustan Times and slightly ahead of Economic Times and has its largest base of Newspaper circulation in South India, especially Tamil Nadu....
    , Jan 22, 2007


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