Secular Democratic Forces

For parties with similar alliance, see Secular Democratic Alliance.

Secular Democratic Forces
Abbreviation	SDF
Leader	Jitendra Chaudhury (Leader of Opposition)
Founders	Manik Sarkar Sudip Roy Barman
Founded	2023;2 years ago (2023)
Political position	Left-wing [A]
National affiliation	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Colours	Red
Lok Sabha	0 / 2
Rajya Sabha	0 / 1
Tripura Legislative Assembly	13 / 60
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council	0 / 30
Gram Panchayats	301 / 6,370 [1]
Panchayat Samitis	14 / 423 [2]
Zilla Parishads	3 / 116 [3]
Municipalities	3 / 222
Politics of India Political parties Elections ^  A: The Front is described as a broad left-wing alliance, with centre-left and far-left factions.

The Secular Democratic Front or Mahajot or Left-Congress Alliance 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 which formed before the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election with the objective of defeating the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming elections. ^{[4] [5]} 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). ^{[6] [7]} The front failed to win the elections and meet their objective. This is currently the official opposition in Tripura Legislative Assembly. ^[8]

Members

No.	Party [9]	Flag	Symbol	Leader
1.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			Jitendra Chaudhury [10]
2.	Indian National Congress			Ashish Kumar Saha
3.	All India Forward Bloc			Paresh Chandra Sarkar [11]
4.	Revolutionary Socialist Party			Dipak Deb [11]
5.	Communist Party of India			Yudhisthir Das [12]
6.	Independent			Purushuttam Roy Barman

Electoral history

Results of Legislative Assembly elections in Tripura

Election Year	Overall Votes	% of overall votes	Total seats	Seats won/ Seats contested	+/- in seats	+/- in vote share
2023	911,232	36.01	60	14 / 60	2	10.13 pp

Results of Indian general elections in Tripura

Election Year	Overall Votes	% of overall votes	Total seats	Seats won/ Seats contested	+/- in seats	+/- in vote share
2024			2

See also

• Secular Democratic Alliance

References

1. https://sec-results.tripura.gov.in/sec/
2. https://sec-results.tripura.gov.in/sec/
3. https://sec-results.tripura.gov.in/sec/
4. tripuranewslive (20 January 2023). "CPIM & Congress jointly forms "Secular Democratic Forces"". Tripura News Live. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
5. 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.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. "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.
9. "Tripura Elections: 24 New Faces in Left Front's 46 Seats, Congress to field 13 Candidates". NewsClick. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
10. "Tripura State Conference of CPI(M) Concludes". 6 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
11. "An Appeal to the Peace-loving Democratic Citizens of Tripura | Peoples Democracy". Peoples Democracy. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
12. "Dr Judhisthir Das Elected As Secretary CPI Tripura State Committee | | The Tripura Post". The Tripura Post. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.