[7] The party has socialist leanings; at one point, it wielded considerable political and social influence in North India, particularly in Bihar.

In the 1998 general elections, again in alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party, it won twelve seats, ten from Bihar and two from Uttar Pradesh.

The Election Commission of India decided that the merger was not technically complete and so a faction was allowed to function under the Samata Party name.

[9] Party leader Sharad Yadav, said that the ECI decision would have no effect on his merger plans as all candidates of Samata Party would be contesting the upcoming 2004 Lok Sabha election as candidate of Janata Dal United on the election symbol of Arrow.

[18] For the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, the Samata Party decided to forgo any alliance, stating that it would not ally with the Congress.

Also present on the occasion was former MP Brahmanand Mandal, the current president of Samata Party who had refused to join the JD(U) at the time of merger.

[23] The Election Commission of India allotted the "Flaming Torch" symbol to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), the Samata Party raise objection against it.

[24] A petition filed in Delhi High Court, Samata Party through Uday Kr Mandal its President vs Election Commission of India.