Sanjukta Morcha

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Sanyukta Morcha
Founded2016
IdeologyBig tent
Factions:
Communism[1]
Marxism-Leninism[2][3]
Secularism[4]
Left-wing nationalism
Socialism
Anti-Imperialism
Marxism[5]
Members in West Bengal Legislative Assembly
1 / 294
Members in Lok Sabha
2 / 42

(from West Bengal)
Members in Rajya Sabha
3 / 16

(from West Bengal)

Sanjukta Morcha alternatively Sanyukta Morcha (transl. United Front),[6] is a political alliance formed ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as an alternative to the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. It was also formerly known as Secular Democratic Alliance[7] or Mahajot and was broad agreement that some political parties proposed before the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election for fighting Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, India. It was led by Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] and Indian National Congress[9] and Indian Secular Front with other smaller parties of Left Front (West Bengal) during the 2021 elections. After the election, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the head of Congress, declared the end of any alliance with Indian Secular Front[10][11][12][13][14]

Formation[]

Following the heavy defeats in the 2011 Assembly equations and the 2014 Indian national election, the party welcomed ideas of the alliance even with parties not conforming to the communist manifesto. The first signs came when in the Siliguri municipal election, CPI(M) made some local understanding with INC resulting in CPI(M) leader Ashok Bhattacharya being appointed as the mayor. This success got popularity as Siliguri Model.

After the success of the model, in the long run, some Congress and CPI(M) leader advocated for a Left-Congress alliance.[15] This gradually materialized into "Alliance" between INC and Left Front in all the seats except in Murshidabad district.

After much dispute and secession of SUCI(C) and CPI(ML) from Left Front, both Congress and Lefts formed a basis of what they called "seat sharing", strongly objecting to the use of the word-"alliance".

Left Front consisting of CPI(M), CPI, RSP and All India Forward Bloc along with INC (Congress) (who were on an Electoral agreement with the Left Front) released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.[16][17]

They opened an official Facebook page prior to the high voltage 2021 assembly elections of WB named Sanjukta Morcha West Bengal

Election history[]

2016 Legislative assembly election[]

In the election the Sanyukta Morcha (Mahajot) failed to dethrone Mamata Banerjee. Congress contested in 92 seats and won 44 seats the left front contested in 192 seats and won only 33 seats.[citation needed]

2019 Lok Sabha election[]

For the 2019 Lok Sabha elections they decided to go for the elections separately.[citation needed]

2021 Legislative assembly election[]

Ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Indian Secular Front joined the alliance with Left Front and Indian National Congress.[18] The alliance was announced in a rally of Left Front (West Bengal) in the Brigade Parade Ground.[19] The Left Parties will contest in 165 seats, Congress in 92 and ISF in 37 seats.

Despite a spirited campaign, the Left Front and the Indian National Congress drew a blank in the election with a considerable decrease in their respective vote shares and the Indian Secular Front(contesting in the name and symbol of the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party) wrested the Bhangar Assembly constituency from the All India Trinamool Congress.

References[]

  1. ^ Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-199-97489-4.
  2. ^ "Brief History of CPI - CPI". Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ Bidyut Chakrabarty (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-19-997489-4.
  4. ^ Soper, J. Christopher; Fetzer, Joel S. (2018). Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective. Cambridge University Press. pp. 200–210. ISBN 978-1-107-18943-0.
  5. ^ "Party constitution". India: All India Forward Bloc. 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. ^ "With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF's 'Sanyukta Morcha' Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign". Outlook India. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  7. ^ SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY (30 March 2016). "Uniting 'secular, democratic' forces". frontline.thehindu.com. Kolkata: The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. ^ Pradipta Tapadar (January 1, 2016). "West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016: CPI(M), Left Divided Over Alliance With Congress". Pradipta Tapadar.
  9. ^ "Sonia Gandhi gives nod to Left-Congress alliance in Bengal". August 24, 2019.
  10. ^ Soumya Das (February 19, 2019). "Left-Congress alliance in a mess".
  11. ^ Sam Solomon, Jyoti Prasad Chatterjee (May 22, 2016). "CPI-M and Congress alliance to continue in Bengal".
  12. ^ Romita Datta (May 19, 2016). "West Bengal results: It's Mamata all the way, Left-Congress experiment fails".
  13. ^ "West Bengal: Left-Congress alliance weak in arithmetic and chemistry".
  14. ^ "Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury does not want ISF as an ally in future". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-05-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-15.CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ "Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal Elections 2016, hinted Left leaders". infoelections.
  16. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Left Front Candidate List 2016". Infoelection.
  17. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Congress Candidate List 2016". Infoelection.
  18. ^ "Left-Cong-ISF Sanyukta Morcha kick-starts Bengal poll campaign". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  19. ^ "Bengal Elections: Million Plus People at Brigade Rally Heralds Left-Led Sanjukta Morcha". NewsClick. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-02.


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