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{{Infobox political party
| name = Bengal Alliance
| colorcode = Black
| foundation = 2016
| position = [[Big tent]]
| blank1_title = Member Parties
| blank1 = 10
| state = West Bengal
| country = India
| seats1_title = Members in [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
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| seats2_title = Members in [[Lok Sabha]]
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|2|42|hex=#000000}} <br /> {{small|(from [[2019 Indian general election in West Bengal|West Bengal]])}}
|seats3_title= Members in [[Rajya Sabha]]
|seats3= {{Composition bar|3|16|hex=#000000}} <br /> {{small|(from [[West Bengal]])}}
}}
'''United Front''' (bengali:সংযুক্ত মোর্চা)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghoshal|first=Sanjay|date=2021-02-28|title=তৃণমূল ও বিজেপি থাকবে না, বাংলার ক্ষমতায় আসবে সংযুক্ত মোর্চা! বার্তা অধীরের|url=https://bengali.oneindia.com/news/west-bengal/adhir-chowdhury-gives-message-to-occupy-power-with-united-morcha-west-bengal-assembly-election-2021-126023.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-28|website=bengali.oneindia.com|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=জাতপাতের সরকার নয়...' , সংযুক্ত মোর্চার ব্রিগেড থেকে ভোটের নতুন স্লোগান সীতারাম ইয়েচুরির|url=https://bangla.asianetnews.com/west-bengal-election/sitaram-yechury-gave-a-new-slogan-for-the-assembly-vote-from-the-brigade-bsm-qp8h4t|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dasgupta|first=Sibapriya|date=2021-02-28|title=অধীর-আব্বাস দ্বন্দ্ব, সংযুক্ত মোর্চার ভবিষ্যৎ নিয়ে প্রশ্ন|url=https://www.kolkata24x7.com/adhir-abbas-conflict-questions-about-the-future-of-the-united-front/|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Kolkata24x7 {{!}} Read Latest Bengali News, Breaking News in Bangla from West Bengal's Leading online Newspaper|language=en-US}}</ref>, formerly known as '''Secular Democratic Alliance'''<ref>{{cite news |url =https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/uniting-secular-democratic-forces/article8409125.ece|title =Uniting ‘secular, democratic’ forces|publisher =The Hindu|location =Kolkata|date =30 March 2016|website =frontline.thehindu.com|author =SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY|access-date =27 August 2020}}</ref> or '''Mahajot''' is a broad agreement that some political parties proposed before the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] for fighting [[All India Trinamool Congress]] government in [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It was led by [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<ref>{{cite news |url =https://m.huffingtonpost.in/2016/01/01/west-bengal-elections-2016_n_8902064.html|title =West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016: CPI(M), Left Divided Over Alliance With Congress|publisher =Pradipta Tapadar|date =January 1, 2016|author =Pradipta Tapadar}}</ref> and [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{cite news |url =https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sonia-gandhi-gives-nod-to-left-congress-alliance-in-bengal/articleshow/70820153.cms|title =Sonia Gandhi gives nod to Left-Congress alliance in Bengal|date =August 24, 2019}}</ref> with other smaller parties of [[Left Front (West Bengal)]].<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.dailyo.in/politics/west-bengal-polls-mamata-banerjee-tmc-congress-left-front-narendra-modi-narada-saradha/story/1/10741.html|title =10 reasons Left-Congress lost West Bengal more than Mamata won it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.deccanherald.com/national/left-congress-alliance-mess-719266.html|title =Left-Congress alliance in a mess|date =February 19, 2019|author =Soumya Das }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url =https://m.timesofindia.com/elections-2016/west-bengal-elections-2016/news/CPI-M-and-Congress-alliance-to-continue-in-Bengal/amp_articleshow/52404084.cms|title =CPI-M and Congress alliance to continue in Bengal|date =May 22, 2016|author =Sam Solomon, Jyoti Prasad Chatterjee}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2016/west-bengal-election/story/west-bengal-results-mamata-banerjee-set-to-sweep-left-congress-experiment-fails-324368-2016-05-19|title =West Bengal results: It's Mamata all the way, Left-Congress experiment fails|date =May 19, 2016|author =Romita Datta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url =https://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/west-bengal-left-congress-alliance-weak-in-arithmetic-and-chemistry-2813058/|title =West Bengal: Left-Congress alliance weak in arithmetic and chemistry}}</ref>

==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 in general. The first signs came when in the [[Siliguri]] municipal election, [[CPI(M)]] made some local understanding with [[Indian National Congress|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6939-left-congress-alliance-in-west-bengal-elections-2016.html|title=Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal Elections 2016, hinted Left leaders|work=infoelections}}</ref> 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 [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)|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]], [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] and [[All India Forward Bloc]] along with [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (Congress) (who were on an Electoral agreement with the Left Front) released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6338-wset-bengal-cpm-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Left Front Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6336-west-bengal-congress-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Congress Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Politics of West Bengal]]

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Mahajot - Revision history

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