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{{Infobox Indian Political Party  
{{Infobox Indian Political Party  
| party_name    = Samta Party
| party_name    = Samta Party
| colorcode  = {{Samta Party/meta/color}}
| colorcode  = green


| party_logo =  
|party_logo = [[File:Samata Party New.png]]
|founder          = [[George Fernandes]] and [[Nitish Kumar]]
|founder          = [[George Fernandes]]
| chairman =  [[Brahmanand Mandal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hindi.oneindia.in/news/2008/02/20/200802231346100.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313152051/http://hindi.oneindia.in/news/2008/02/20/200802231346100.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| chairman =  [[Brahmanand Mandal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hindi.oneindia.in/news/2008/02/20/200802231346100.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313152051/http://hindi.oneindia.in/news/2008/02/20/200802231346100.html |archive-date=13 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| foundation = 1994
| foundation = 1994
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In October 2003, George Fernandes, the president of the party, announced that the party would be merging with the [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Fernandes to head Janata Dal (United) | url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/10/31/stories/2003103104371100.htm | author=Gargi Parsai | date=31 October 2003 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204034133/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/10/31/stories/2003103104371100.htm | archive-date=4 February 2012 | work=[[The Hindu]] | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Janata Dal (United) was part of the ruling coalition in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].
In October 2003, George Fernandes, the president of the party, announced that the party would be merging with the [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Fernandes to head Janata Dal (United) | url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/10/31/stories/2003103104371100.htm | author=Gargi Parsai | date=31 October 2003 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204034133/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/10/31/stories/2003103104371100.htm | archive-date=4 February 2012 | work=[[The Hindu]] | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Janata Dal (United) was part of the ruling coalition in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].
==Ideology==
==Ideology==
The party follows the socialist ideology, in particular that of [[Ram Manohar Lohia]].<ref name=SP1>{{cite web|title=Samata Party|url=http://samataparty.com/|publisher=Samata Party|access-date=8 May 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617054409/http://samataparty.com/|archive-date=17 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The party follows the socialist ideology, in particular that of [[Ram Manohar Lohia]].<ref name="SP1">{{cite web|title=Samata Party|url=http://samataparty.com/|publisher=Samata Party|access-date=8 May 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617054409/http://samataparty.com/|archive-date=17 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==In politics==
==In politics==
In the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general elections]] for the 14th [[Lok Sabha]] (2009-2014), it had contested in 11 seats and was defeated in all of them. It had secured a total of 31324 votes which was only 0.02 percent of the total number of votes cast in that state.<ref>{{cite web|title=PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL ELECTIONS - INDIA, 2009 - REGISTERED (UNRECOGNISED) PARTIES & INDEPENDENTS|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/14_PerformanceOfRegistered_UnRecognisedParties.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|year=2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926021554/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/14_PerformanceOfRegistered_UnRecognisedParties.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> For the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, the Samata Party decided to forgo any alliance, stating that it would not ally with the Congress at any cost.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-10237767.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214024456/http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-10237767.html |archive-date=14 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general elections]] for the 14th [[Lok Sabha]] (2009-2014), it had contested in 11 seats and was defeated in all of them. It had secured a total of 31324 votes which was only 0.02 percent of the total number of votes cast in that state.<ref>{{cite web|title=PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL ELECTIONS - INDIA, 2009 - REGISTERED (UNRECOGNISED) PARTIES & INDEPENDENTS|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/14_PerformanceOfRegistered_UnRecognisedParties.pdf|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|year=2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926021554/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/14_PerformanceOfRegistered_UnRecognisedParties.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> For the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, the Samata Party decided to forgo any alliance, stating that it would not ally with the Congress at any cost.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-10237767.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214024456/http://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-10237767.html |archive-date=14 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
[[File:Uday Mandal.jpg|thumb|150px|A rally organised by Samata Party in [[Patna]] under its National General Secretary, Uday Mandal.]]
[[File:Uday Mandal.jpg|thumb|150px|A rally organised by Samata Party in [[Patna]] under its National General Secretary, Uday Mandal.]]
==Electoral Performances==
==Electoral Performances==
=== Lok Sabha (Lower House) ===
===Lok Sabha (Lower House)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! Lok Sabha Term
!Lok Sabha Term
! Indian<br />General Election
!Indian<br />General Election
! Seats<br />contested
!Seats<br />contested
! Seats<br />won
!Seats<br />won
! % of<br /> votes
! % of<br /> votes  
! % of votes in<br />seats contested
! % of votes in<br />seats contested
|-
|-
| [[11th Lok Sabha]]
|[[11th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| 81
|81
| 8
|8
| 72,56,086
|72,56,086
| 2.2%
|2.2%
|-
|-
| [[12th Lok Sabha]]
|[[12th Lok Sabha]]
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| 57
|57
| 12
|12
| 64,91,639
|64,91,639
| 1.8%
|1.8%
|-
|-
| [[14th Lok Sabha]]
|[[14th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| 40
|40
| 0
|0
| 2,01,276
|2,01,276
| 0.1%
 
|0.1%
|-
|-
| [[15th Lok Sabha]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| 11
|11
| 0
|0
|  
|
| 0.0%
|0.0%
|-
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
|[[16th Lok Sabha]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| 10
|10
| 0
|0
|  
|
| 0.0%
|0.0%
|-
|-
|}
|}
=== Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) ===
===Vidhan Sabha (Lower House)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! Vidhan Sabha Term
!Vidhan Sabha Term
! State
! State
! <br />elections
!<br />elections
! Seats<br />contested
!Seats<br />contested
! Seats<br />won
!Seats<br />won
! % of<br /> votes
! % of<br /> votes
! Party Votes
!Party Votes
|-
|-
| 11th Assembly
|11th Assembly
| Bihar
| Bihar
| 1995
|1995
| 310
| 310
| 7
|7
| 24,40,275
|24,40,275
| 7.1%
|7.1%
|-
|-
| 12th Assembly
|12th Assembly
| Bihar
| Bihar
| 2000
|2000
| 120
| 120
| 34
|34
| 32,05,746
|32,05,746
| 8.7%
 
|8.7%
|-
|-
| 7th Assembly
|7th Assembly
| Manipur
|Manipur
| 1995
|1995
| 23
|23
| 2
|2
| 70,887
|70,887
| 6.2%
 
|6.2%
|-
|-
| 8th Assembly
|8th Assembly
| Manipur
|Manipur
| 2000
|2000
| 36
|36
| 1
|1
| 84,215
| 84,215
| 6.7%
|6.7%
|-
|-
| 9th Assembly
|9th Assembly
| Manipur
|Manipur
| 2005
|2005
| 31
|31
| 3
|3
| 1,09,912
|1,09,912
| 8.3%
|8.3%
|-
|-
|  
|
| Nagaland
|Nagaland
| 2003
|2003
| 4
|4
| 1
|1
| 10,456
| 10,456
| 1.2%
|1.2%
|-
|-
|}
|}
== List of Chief Ministers ==
== List of Chief Ministers==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! No
!No
! Name<br />{{small|Constituency}}
! Name<br />{{small|Constituency}}
! colspan=2| Term of office
! colspan="2" | Term of office
! Tenure length
!Tenure length
! Party
! Party
! State
! State
! Assembly
!Assembly
|-
|-
| 1
|1
| [[Nitish Kumar]]
|[[Nitish Kumar]]
| 3 March 2000
| 3 March 2000
| 10 March 2000
|10 March 2000
| {{age in years and days|2000|03|03|2000|03|10}}
|{{age in years and days|2000|03|03|2000|03|10}}
| style="background-color:{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" | Samta Party
| style="background-color:{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" |Samta Party
| [[Bihar]]
|[[Bihar]]
| [[2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|12th Assembly]]  
|[[2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|12th Assembly]]
|-
|-
| 2
|2
| [[Radhabinod Koijam]]
|[[Radhabinod Koijam]]
| 15 February 2001
|15 February 2001
| 1 June 2001
|1 June 2001
| {{age in years and days|2001|02|15|2001|06|01}}
|{{age in years and days|2001|02|15|2001|06|01}}
| style="background-color:{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" | Samta Party
| style="background-color:{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" |Samta Party
| [[Manipur]]
|[[Manipur]]
| [[2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|8th Assembly]]  
|[[2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|8th Assembly]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
==See also==
==See also==  
* [[List of political parties in India]]
*[[List of political parties in India]]
==References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
== External links==
*[http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=122 George Fernandes' profile]
*[http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=122 George Fernandes' profile]
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