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{{Short description|Indian political alliance}}
'''Mahajot''' ({{lang-en|Grand Alliance}}) is a political alliance of secular and democratic parties in Indian state of [[Assam]].<ref name=":Mahajot Assam">{{cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assam-congress-initiates-grand-alliance-move-against-bjp-for-2024-lok-sabha-polls/article66606515.ece|title = Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls |access-date=2023-03-11}}</ref>
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = Mahajot
| abbreviation =
| national_convener =[[Pradyut bodroloi]]
| no_of_members =
| foundation = 2 years ago
| headquarters = Rajiv Bhawan, GS Road, [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]
|loksabha_leader = [[Gaurav Gogoi]]
|rajyasabha_leader=[[Ajit Kumar Bhuyan]]
| ideology = [[Secularism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-to-work-on-broader-alliance-of-secular-forces-tarun-gogoi/articleshow/58907519.cms|title=Congress to work on broader alliance of secular forces: Tarun Gogoi}}</ref><br>[[Constitutionalism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2022/0109_pd/assam-foundational-pillars-constitution-facing-constant-attack|title=Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack: CPIM}}</ref>
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|3|14|hex=#099BFD}}{{small|(Assam)}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|7|hex=#099BFD}}{{small|(Assam)}}
| position = [[Big Tent]]
|colorcode = {{party color|Mahajot (Assam)}}
|leader = [[Debabrata Saikia]]<br>[[Manoranjan Talukdar]]<br>[[Akhil Gogoi]]
| state_seats_name = [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats = {{composition bar|29|126|hex=#099BFD}}|eci=|president=[[Bhupen Kumar Borah]]|secretary=[[Lurinjyoti Gogoi]]|alliance=[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]}}

==2021 Assam election==
Ten political parties formed a political alliance in the run-up for [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]. But only eight of them including [[Indian National Congress]], [[All India United Democratic Front]], [[Bodoland People's Front]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], [[Communist Party of India]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]], [[Anchalik Gana Morcha]] and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] came into a seat sharing agreement for dethroning the incumbent [[BJP]] government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/cong-led-mahajot-in-assam-now-has-10-parties-2110230/|title=Cong-led 'Mahajot' in Assam now has 10 parties|first=Indo-Asian News|last=Service|date=March 14, 2021|website=The Siasat Daily}}</ref> However the alliance was unable to defeat the BJP and its allies, but it gained 43.68% of the total votes polled and got 50 seats.<ref>https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/</ref>

After the election, [[Bodoland People's Front]] left the alliance and [[All India United Democratic Front]] was expelled by [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/aug/31/dont-weaken-mahajot-aiudf-tells-congress-after-being-removed-from-alliance-in-assam-2352319.html|title=Don't weaken 'Mahajot', AIUDF tells Congress after being removed from alliance in Assam|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Current members==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Party<ref name=":Mahajot Assam"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/commuters-facing-problems-as-bjp-is-requisitioning-buses-for-campaigning-assam-congress-led-grand-alliance.html|title=Commuters facing problems as BJP is requisitioning buses for campaigning: Assam Congress-led Grand Alliance|quote=Speaking to the media, Chief Convenor of Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM) – Ajit Bhuyan lambasted the BJP for “ignoring problems” faced by commuters in Guwahati for its “electoral gains”.}}</ref>
!Symbol
!Leader(s)
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|style="text-align:center"|INC
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[Debabrata Saikia]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|style="text-align:center"|CPI(M)
|[[File:CPIM election symbol.png|60px|centre]]
|[[Manoranjan Talukdar]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|style="text-align:center"|CPI
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|Kanak Gogoi
|-
| {{party color cell|Raijor Dal}}
|[[Raijor Dal]]
|style="text-align:center"|RD
|[[File:Gas Cylinder.jpg|50px|centre]]
|[[Akhil Gogoi]]
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Anchalik Gana Morcha}}
|[[Anchalik Gana Morcha]]
|style="text-align:center"|AGM
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[Ajit Kumar Bhuyan]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]
|style="text-align:center"|CPI(ML)L
|[[File:Flag Logo of CPIML.png|50x50 px|centre]]
|Rupun Sarma
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:#0048BA;color:black"|
|[[Assam Jatiya Parishad]]
|style="text-align:center"|AJP
|[[File:Indian election symbol ship.png|50px|centre]]
|Lurinjyoti Gogoi
|-
| {{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}}
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|style="text-align:center"|NCP
| [[File:Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png|50x50px|centre]]
|[[Sharad Pawar]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|style="text-align:center"|RJD
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hurricane_Lamp.png|50x50px|centre]]
|Hira Devi
|-
|bgcolor="#28C3DE"|
|Jatiya Dal Asom
|style="text-align:center"|JDA
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|M.G. Hazarika
|-
|
|Liberal Democratic Party
|LDP
|
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Political party alliances in India]]

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