Braja Kis* Tripathy (born 25 September 1947) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Puri Lok Sabha Cons*uency of Orissa as a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). He was a Cabinet Minister in NDA government in 13th Lok Sabha. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after resigning from BJD in 2009 and unsuccessfully contested the elections from the Puri Lok Sabha Cons*uency.

On 13 May 2013, he floated a new political party in Odisha and has named it the Samata Kranti Dal. Tribal Leader from Odisha George Tirkey, MLA Biramitrapur has been appointed as the President of the Samata Kranti Dal. Veteran Socialist Leader and acclaimed Journalist Rabi Rath is the vice president of the party.

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External links

• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website