સમતા પાર્ટીએ 1996માં ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટી સાથે જોડાણ કર્યું અને નેશનલ ડેમોક્રેટિક એલાયન્સનો ભાગ બન્યો.<ref>{{Cite web|last=May 31|first=Arun Subramaniam|last2=May 31|first2=1996 ISSUE DATE:|last3=May 31|first3=1996UPDATED:|last4=Ist|first4=2013 17:52|title=Elections 1996: Coalition politics comes of age with emergence of state-level forces|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19960531-elections-1996-coalition-politics-comes-of-age-with-emergence-of-state-level-forces-832991-1996-05-31|access-date=2022-05-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Nitish Kumar: The master of many U-turns - Alliance with BJP in 1996|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nitish-kumar-the-master-of-many-u-turns/alliance-with-bjp-in-1996/slideshow/59786919.cms|access-date=2022-05-03|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>2003 માં જનતા દળ (યુનાઇટેડ) ની રચના પછી, સમતા પાર્ટી એનડીએમાંથી તદ્દન.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-24|title=INKredible India: The story of 1996 Lok Sabha election - All you need to know|url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/inkredible-india-the-story-of-1996-lok-sabha-election-all-you-need-to-know-2198293.html|access-date=2022-05-03|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>
