Samata Kranti Dal Explained

Party Name:	Samata Kranti Dal
Colorcode:	008080
Chairman:	Braja Kishore Tripathy
Headquarters:	Bhubaneshwar
Ideology:	Social democracy
Colours:	Teal
State Seats Name:	Odisha Legislative Assembly

Samata Kranti Dal (SKD) is a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Braja Kishore Tripathy.^{[1] [2]} It was founded on 13 May 2013.^[3] Samata Kranti Dal is allotted 'Scissor' symbol by the Election Commission of India.^[4]

Ahead of the 2014 elections the BJP sought to reach a seat-sharing agreement with SKD. Arun Jaitley of BJP held conversations with Tripathy, however no agreement was reached and SKD opted to contest Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections on its own. The party won the lone seat of Biramitrapur in the Odisha Vidhan Sabha Elections 2014.^[5]

Also see

• Samata Party led by Uday Mandal its President.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Lok Sabha MP Braja Tripathy floats political party. Odisha Reporter. 18 April 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20140418060505/http://www.odishareporter.in/politics/former-lok-sabha-member-braja-tripathy-floats-political-party. 18 April 2014.
2. Web site: Braja Tripathy floats Samata Kranti Dal. The Pioneer. 18 April 2014.
3. Web site: Samata Kranti Dal launched on Akshaya Tritiya. The Hindu.
4. Web site: No 'Broom' Yet for Aam Aadmi Party. https://web.archive.org/web/20140323073237/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/No-%E2%80%98Broom%E2%80%99-Yet-for-Aam-Aadmi-Party/2014/03/20/article2119751.ece. dead. 23 March 2014. Indian Express. 18 April 2014.
5. Times of India. Samata Kranti Dal to go alone, blow to BJP
6. Web site: Sharma . Unnati . 2022-12-03 . After reclaiming mashaal for UP civic polls, Samata Party says will move SC for old symbol . 2022-12-05 . ThePrint . en-US.