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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
{{Infobox Indian political party
|abbreviation       = ISF  
|name = Indian Secular Front
|president          = [[Naushad Siddiqui]]
|eci = Not recognized
|secretary          = [[Srimon Soren]]
|abbreviation = ISF
|foundation        = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|2021|2|15}}
|party_logo = File:ISF flag.svg
|founder            = [[Abbas Siddique]]
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|headquarters      = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|founder = [[Abbas Siddiqui]]
|ideology          = {{plainlist|
|chairman = [[Nawsad Siddique]]
*[[Centrist]]
|secretary = Srimon Soren
*[[Secularism]]
|foundation = 21 January 2021
*[[Social Justice]]
|alliance = [[Sanjukta Morcha]] (2021)
*[[Constitutionalism]]
| state_seats_name = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
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|position    = [[Centre-Left]]
|alliance          = [[M|date=18 Feb 2021}}</ref> and joined the [[Mahajot]] led by [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] for the 2021 Assembly polls<ref>{{cite web|first1=Abhinav|last1=Ranjan|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bengal-polls-2021-abbas-siddique-indian-secular-front-joins-congress-left-alliance-owaisi-bjp-tmc-685501|date=17 February 2021|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> against the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[All India Trinamool Congress]] as a alternative.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Madhuparna|date=2021-02-05|title=Why talks of a 'secular front' against BJP & Trinamool have |url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|date=2021-03-01|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Abhinav|last1=Ranjan|accessdate=2021-02-28|title=Bengal polls 2021: Indian Secular Front's Abbas Siddique ditches Owaisi, joins Congress-Left alliance|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-bengal-polls-2021-abbas-siddique-indian-secular-front-joins-congress-left-alliance-owaisi-bjp-tmc-685501|date=17 February 2021|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref> However, the Congress leader [[Anand Sharma]] slammed the party's decision and calls it "painful and shameful".<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-02|title=West Bengal polls 2021: Congress' Anand Sharma calls tie-up with Indian Secular Front 'painful and shameful' - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/west-bengal-polls-2021-congress-anand-sharma-calls-tie-up-with-indian-secular-front-painful-and-shameful-9362811.html|date=1 March 2021|website=Firstpost}}</ref> The party will be contesting the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with 30 seats.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2021-03-01|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-talks-of-a-secular-front-against-bjp-trinamool-have-hit-a-wall-in-bengal/599505/|website=telegraphindia.com}}</ref>


==See also==
The '''Indian Secular Front''' (abbreviated as '''ISF''') is a [[Political parties in West Bengal|political party]] formed in [[West Bengal]] by [[Abbas Siddiqui]], an influential cleric of the shrine of [[Furfura Sharif]] in [[Hooghly district]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=News|first=NDTV|date=Jan 21, 2021|title=Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Secular Progressive Front]]


== References ==
==History==
 
This party was formed ahead of the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Assembly election of 2021]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wire.in|first=The|date=28 Feb 2021|title=Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Cleric’s Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/west-bengal-left-congress-abbas-siddiqui-isf-bjp-elections|url-status=live}}</ref> and has joined the [[Sanjukta Morcha]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=India|first=Outlook|date=February 28, 2021|title=With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF’s ‘Sanyukta Morcha’ Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign|work=Outlook.India|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/photoessay/with-brigade-rally-left-congress-isfs-sanyukta-morcha-kicks-of-bengal-poll-campaign/2628|url-status=live}}</ref> or Mahajot, led by the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] and the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref name=":0" /> against the [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser|url=https://thewire.in/politics/in-left-congress-brigade-ground-rally-isf-emerged-as-the-biggest-mobiliser|access-date=2021-03-02|website=The Wire}}</ref> The party contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 38 seats and won in 1 seat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-30-seat-deal-with-leftsays-indian-secular-front-cleric-abbas-siddiqui/cid/1807955|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> The party fought election under the borrowed symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, a [[Bihar]]-based political party. After the election, [[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury]], the head of West Bengal Congress, declared an end to the alliance with Indian Secular Front.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury does not want ISF as an ally in future - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengal-congress-chief-adhir-chowdhury-does-not-want-isf-as-an-ally-in-future/articleshow/82522108.cms|access-date=2021-05-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Electoral performance==
Indian Secular Front had allied with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and [[Indian National Congress]] in an alliance named [[Sanjukta Morcha]].
 
===State Legislative Assembly elections===
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|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Abbas Siddiqui]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 March 2021|title=ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/isf-to-fight-polls-on-borrowed-symbol-434695|access-date=29 March 2021|website=Millennium Post}}</ref>
|32<ref>{{cite web|date=21 June 2021|title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13605-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021/|work=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>
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|Minority
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 8 January 2022


Indian Secular Front
AbbreviationISF
ChairpersonNawsad Siddique
SecretarySrimon Soren
FounderAbbas Siddiqui
Founded21 January 2021
ECI StatusNot recognized
AllianceSanjukta Morcha (2021)
Seats in West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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The Indian Secular Front (abbreviated as ISF) is a political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.[1]

History[edit]

This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election of 2021[2] and has joined the Sanjukta Morcha,[3] or Mahajot, led by the Left Front and the Indian National Congress[3] against the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] The party contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 38 seats and won in 1 seat.[5] The party fought election under the borrowed symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, a Bihar-based political party. After the election, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the head of West Bengal Congress, declared an end to the alliance with Indian Secular Front.[6]

Electoral performance[edit]

Indian Secular Front had allied with Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian National Congress in an alliance named Sanjukta Morcha.

State Legislative Assembly elections[edit]

Vote share in consecutive West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections
2021
 
 1.35%
West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections
Election Year Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Result
2021 Abbas Siddiqui[7] 32[8] 1 Increase 1 1.35% N/A 813,489 Minority

References[edit]

  1. ↑ News, NDTV (Jan 21, 2021). "Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Wire.in, The (28 Feb 2021). "Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Cleric's Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 India, Outlook (February 28, 2021). "With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF's 'Sanyukta Morcha' Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign". Outlook.India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ↑ "30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury does not want ISF as an ally in future - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  7. ↑ "ISF to fight polls on borrowed symbol". Millennium Post. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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