Secular Democratic Forces
AbbreviationSDF
LeaderManik Sarkar
Jitendra Choudhury
Narayan Kar
Birajit Sinha
Sudip Roy Barman
Yudisthir Das
Dipak Deb
Paresh Chandra Sarkar
Purushuttam Roy Barman
IdeologySecularism[1]

Thansa[2]
Communism
Marxism
Marxism–Leninism
Social liberalism
Democratic socialism

Social democracy
Political positionCentre-left to far-left
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Tripura Legislative Assembly
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The Secular Democratic Forces (SDF)[3][4] is an opposition front and an electoral understanding of secular political parties in Tripura, India consisting of the Left Front (Tripura) and the Indian National Congress formed before the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election with the objective of defeating the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming elections.[5][6] The main parties in this coalition are the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Indian National Congress along with other minor parties in the Left Front (Tripura).[7][8] The front failed to win the elections and meet their objective.[9]

Current members

No. Party[10] Flag Symbol Leader Bloc(s) Seats contested Seats won
1. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Jitendra Chaudhury[11] LF 43 11
2. Indian National Congress
Birajit Sinha UPA 13 3
3. All India Forward Bloc
Paresh Chandra Sarkar[12] LF 1 0
4. Revolutionary Socialist Party
Dipak Deb[12] LF 1 0
5. Independent
Purushuttam Roy Barman LF 1 0
6. Communist Party of India
Yudhisthir Das[13] LF 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Democratic Secular Alliance of Congress and CPI (M) to organise rally on 21st January and meet in deputation with CEO/DM (West)". Tripurainfo. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ Banik, Mrinal. "Tripura: CPI (M) pitches for 'Thansa' with democratic forces". EastMojo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ^ Deb, Debraj (28 January 2023). "Congress releases list of 17 for Tripura, first hitch in alliance with Left". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ Today, North East (21 January 2023). "Tripura: Opposition Parties Under "Secular Democratic Forces" Banner Submits Memorandum To CEO Over Alleged BJP's Reign Of Terror". Northeast Today. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ tripuranewslive (20 January 2023). "CPIM & Congress jointly forms "Secular Democratic Forces"". Tripura News Live. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. ^ Today, North East (21 January 2023). "Tripura: Opposition Parties Under "Secular Democratic Forces" Banner Submits Memorandum To CEO Over Alleged BJP's Reign Of Terror". Northeast Today. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Democratic Secular Alliance of Congress and CPI (M) to organise rally on 21st January and meet in deputation with CEO/DM (West)". TripuraInfo. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. ^ Deb, Debraj (20 January 2023). "Left Front, Congress to contest Tripura polls jointly, seat sharing yet to be finalised". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Tripura Election Result 2023 Live Updates: BJP-IPFT alliance wins 33 seats in Tripura". The Times of India. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Tripura Elections: 24 New Faces in Left Front's 46 Seats, Congress to field 13 Candidates". NewsClick. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Tripura State Conference of CPI(M) Concludes". 6 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  12. ^ a b "An Appeal to the Peace-loving Democratic Citizens of Tripura | Peoples Democracy". Peoples Democracy. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Dr Judhisthir Das Elected As Secretary CPI Tripura State Committee | | The Tripura Post". The Tripura Post. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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