Samata Kranti Dal

For other uses, see Samata Party (disambiguation).

Samata Kranti Dal
ChairmanBraja Kishore Tripathy
Founded13 May 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-13)
HeadquartersBhubaneshwar
IdeologySocial democracy
ColoursTeal  
Seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly
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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]

  1. ^ "Former Lok Sabha MP Braja Tripathy floats political party". Odisha Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Braja Tripathy floats Samata Kranti Dal". The Pioneer. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Samata Kranti Dal launched on Akshaya Tritiya". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "No 'Broom' Yet for Aam Aadmi Party". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ Times of India. Samata Kranti Dal to go alone, blow to BJP