Samata Samaj Party, was a political party

Political party

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 in India

India

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. SSP was formed by expelled Bahujan Samaj Party

Bahujan Samaj Party

The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...

 leader Phool Singh Baraiyya (formerly BSP Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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 state president) on October 30, 2003. Baraiyya became the party president and Sant Kumar (also expelled from BSP) vice-president.

The Punjab state president of SSP was Darshan Singh Jethumajara.

On July 7, 2004 SSP merged into Lok Janshakti Party

Lok Janshakti Party

The Lok Jan Shakti Party is a state political party in the state Bihar , India. It is led by Ram Vilas Paswan. The party was formed in 2000 when Paswan split from Janata Dal . The party has considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. The 2004 Lok Sabha elections marked a major break-through for...

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