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{{short description|Political alliance in the 2019 Indian general election}}
{{short description|Political alliance in the 2019 Indian general election}}
{{other uses|Third Front (India)}}
{{other uses|Third Front (India)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
{{Infobox Indian political party
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|leader            = {{unbulleted list|[[Mamata Banerjee]] {{small|([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])}}|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] {{small|([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])}}|[[Arvind Kejriwal]] {{small|([[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]])}}}}
|leader            = {{unbulleted list|[[Mamata Banerjee]] {{small|([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])}}|[[Akhilesh Yadav]] {{small|([[Samajwadi Party|SP]])}}|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] {{small|([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])}}|[[Arvind Kejriwal]] {{small|([[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]])}}}}
|president          = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
|president          = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
|secretary          = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|secretary          = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|chairman          = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|chairman          = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
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|founder            = {{unbulleted list|[[Mamata Banerjee]] {{small|([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])}}|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] {{small|([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])}}}}
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|ideology          ={{Nowrap|[[Big tent]]<br>'''Factions:'''<br>[[Liberal socialism]]<ref>
|ideology          ={{Nowrap|[[Big tent]]<br>'''Factions:'''<br>[[Liberal socialism]]<ref>
* {{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aam-aadmi-party-is-socialist-not-silly-says-its-policy-guru-yogendra-yadav/articleshow/27868551.cms|title = Aam Aadmi Party is socialist, not silly, says its policy guru Yogendra Yadav|date = 25 December 2013|access-date = 12 March 2021}}
* {{Cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Soma |title=Aam Aadmi Party is socialist, not silly, says its policy guru Yogendra Yadav |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aam-aadmi-party-is-socialist-not-silly-says-its-policy-guru-yogendra-yadav/articleshow/27868551.cms |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=25 December 2013}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2015/12/01/is-aap-socialist-or-capitalist-or-just-pragmatic|title = Is AAP socialist or capitalist, or just pragmatic?|date = 1 December 2015|access-date = 12 March 2021}}</ref><br>[[Civic nationalism]]<ref>
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2015/12/01/is-aap-socialist-or-capitalist-or-just-pragmatic|title = Is AAP socialist or capitalist, or just pragmatic?|date = 1 December 2015|access-date = 12 March 2021}}</ref><br>[[Civic nationalism]]<ref>
*{{Cite web|url=https://thefederal.com/opinion/aaps-ideological-dilemma-and-tryst-with-tricolour-nationalism/|title = AAP's ideological dilemma and tryst with tricolour nationalism|date = 12 March 2021|access-date = 17 May 2021}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://thefederal.com/opinion/aaps-ideological-dilemma-and-tryst-with-tricolour-nationalism/|title = AAP's ideological dilemma and tryst with tricolour nationalism|date = 12 March 2021|access-date = 17 May 2021}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/delhi-budget-explained-arvind-kejriwal-deshbhakti-7221315/|title = Delhi Budget explained: Deshbhakti with 500 national flags, benefits for women and vision 2047|date = 10 March 2021|access-date = 17 May 2021}}</ref><br>[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hyderabad|first=K. VENKATESHWARLU in|title=Regionalism and sub-regionalism|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30222171.ece|date=23 April 2004|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><br />[[Populism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|title=One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|quote=The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by Chandrasekhar Rao, took over the reins of the new state amid euphoria and high expectations. ... Blending boldness with populism, KCR has earned the reputation for being a tough task master|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014401/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|archive-date=21 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[Federalism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|title=PM only paying lip-service to federalism: TRS|website=Moneycontrol.com|quote="We would have believed, we would have hoped that he being former Chief Minister himself would have empowered states much much more because stronger the states, stronger the country; that's true federalism; can't just be federalism for lip-service."|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401231030/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[Economic liberalism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title='BLF to challenge TRS, BJP’s neo-liberal agenda'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/blf-to-challenge-trs-bjps-neo-liberal-agenda/article23350209.ece|quote=speakers expressed their firm belief in a Bahujan Left Front (BLF) to bring an end to the pro-liberal economic policies of Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.}}</ref><br>[[Socialism]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/loktantrik-janata-dal-with-sharad-yadav-as-mentor-to-be-formally-launched-on-may-18/1170134/|title=Loktantrik Janata Dal with Sharad Yadav as mentor to be formally launched on May 18|date=16 May 2018|work=The Financial Express|access-date=3 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><br>Mulnivasism<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://velivada.com/2018/04/30/what-is-there-in-a-name-there-is-a-lot-in-the-name/|title=What is there in a Name? There is a lot in the Name|website=velivada|access-date=3 August 2018|date=30 April 2018}}</ref><br>[[Bahujan]]ism<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sharad-yadavs-show-of-strength-with-opposition-parties-tomorrow-1738348|title=Sharad Yadav's Show Of Strength With Opposition Parties Tomorrow|work=NDTV.com|access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref>}}  
*{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/delhi-budget-explained-arvind-kejriwal-deshbhakti-7221315/|title = Delhi Budget explained: Deshbhakti with 500 national flags, benefits for women and vision 2047|date = 10 March 2021|access-date = 17 May 2021}}</ref><br>[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkateswarlu|first=K.|title=Regionalism and sub-regionalism|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30222171.ece|date=23 April 2004|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><br />[[Populism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|title=One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|quote=The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by Chandrasekhar Rao, took over the reins of the new state amid euphoria and high expectations. ... Blending boldness with populism, KCR has earned the reputation for being a tough task master|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014401/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|archive-date=21 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[Federalism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|title=PM only paying lip-service to federalism: TRS|website=Moneycontrol.com|quote="We would have believed, we would have hoped that he being former Chief Minister himself would have empowered states much much more because stronger the states, stronger the country; that's true federalism; can't just be federalism for lip-service."|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401231030/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br />[[Economic liberalism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title='BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/blf-to-challenge-trs-bjps-neo-liberal-agenda/article23350209.ece|quote=speakers expressed their firm belief in a Bahujan Left Front (BLF) to bring an end to the pro-liberal economic policies of Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.}}</ref><br>[[Socialism]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/loktantrik-janata-dal-with-sharad-yadav-as-mentor-to-be-formally-launched-on-may-18/1170134/|title=Loktantrik Janata Dal with Sharad Yadav as mentor to be formally launched on May 18|date=16 May 2018|work=The Financial Express|access-date=3 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><br>Mulnivasism<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://velivada.com/2018/04/30/what-is-there-in-a-name-there-is-a-lot-in-the-name/|title=What is there in a Name? There is a lot in the Name|website=velivada|access-date=3 August 2018|date=30 April 2018}}</ref><br>Bahujanism<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sharad-yadavs-show-of-strength-with-opposition-parties-tomorrow-1738348|title=Sharad Yadav's Show Of Strength With Opposition Parties Tomorrow|work=NDTV.com|access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref>}}  
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The '''Federal Front''' ('''FF''') was an Indian [[political alliance]] of [[List of political parties in India#State parties|regional parties]] formed in the run-up to the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]] led by [[Mamata Banerjee]]'s [[All India Trinamool Congress]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/federal-front-on-lips-didi-kicks-off-2019-campaign/articleshow/65086481.cms|title=Federal Front on lips, Mamata Banerjee kicks off 2019 campaign – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/mamata-banerjee-calls-for-federal-front-excluding-congress-to-defeat-bjp-in-2019-lok-sabha-elections-118032700878_1.html|title=Mission 'federal front': Mamata hates BJP, but doesn't love Congress either|last=Team|first=BS Web|date=27 March 2018|work=Business Standard India|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/XjNWfCUcVPTa6ZWfXG2oZI/Elections-2019-Mamata-Banerjee-explores-federal-front-aga.html|title=Mamata Banerjee meets opposition parties to build anti-BJP alliance|last=Khanna|first=Pretika|date=27 March 2018|website=Live Mint|language=en|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/have-about-120-leaders-with-me-if-required-will-form-federal-front-after-2019-polls-kcr-2069745.html|title=Have Around 120 Leaders With Me, Will Form Federal Front After 2019 Polls If Required: KCR|website=News18|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-of-the-lot/story/stage-set-for-mamata-s-grand-anti-modi-rally-minus-rahul-gandhi-and-the-left-1434266-2019-01-19|title=Stage set for Mamata's grand anti-Modi rally minus Rahul Gandhi and the Left|last1=KolkataJanuary 19|first1=Indrajit Kundu|last2=January 19|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=19 January 2019|last3=Ist|first3=2019 00:23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjees-united-india-rally-live-updates-top-leaders-reach-kolkata-1979762|title=United India Rally Highlights: Top Leaders Reach Kolkata|website=NDTV.com|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]'s [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/federal-front-will-become-a-reality-after-the-election-kt-rama-rao/article26600087.ece|title=Federal front will become a reality after the election: K.T. Rama Rao|last=Reddy|first=R. Ravikanth|date=21 March 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 April 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections-2018/federal-front-will-rule-the-country-says-chief-minister/article26705786.ece|title=Federal Front will rule the country, says Chief Minister|last=Dayashankar|first=K. m|date=1 April 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 April 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kcr-bats-for-federal-front-119031800012_1.html|title=KCR bats for federal front|agency=Press Trust of India|date=18 March 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/mar/31/ktr-says-ysrc-chief-jagan-will-be-part-of-federal-front-1958238.html|title=KTR says YSRC chief Jagan will be part of Federal Front|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> and [[Arvind Kejriwal]]'s [[Aam Aadmi Party]].
The '''Federal Front''' ('''FF''') is an Indian [[political alliance]] of [[List of political parties in India#State parties|regional parties]] formed in the run-up to the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]] led by [[Mamata Banerjee]]'s [[All India Trinamool Congress]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/federal-front-on-lips-didi-kicks-off-2019-campaign/articleshow/65086481.cms|title=Federal Front on lips, Mamata Banerjee kicks off 2019 campaign – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/mamata-banerjee-calls-for-federal-front-excluding-congress-to-defeat-bjp-in-2019-lok-sabha-elections-118032700878_1.html|title=Mission 'federal front': Mamata hates BJP, but doesn't love Congress either|date=27 March 2018|work=Business Standard India|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Khanna|first=Pretika|date=27 March 2018|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/XjNWfCUcVPTa6ZWfXG2oZI/Elections-2019-Mamata-Banerjee-explores-federal-front-aga.html|title=Mamata Banerjee meets opposition parties to build anti-BJP alliance|work=Live Mint|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/have-about-120-leaders-with-me-if-required-will-form-federal-front-after-2019-polls-kcr-2069745.html|title=Have Around 120 Leaders With Me, Will Form Federal Front After 2019 Polls If Required: KCR|date=18 March 2019|work=News18|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-of-the-lot/story/stage-set-for-mamata-s-grand-anti-modi-rally-minus-rahul-gandhi-and-the-left-1434266-2019-01-19|title=Stage set for Mamata's grand anti-Modi rally minus Rahul Gandhi and the Left|date=19 January 2019|first=Indrajit|last=Kundu|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjees-united-india-rally-live-updates-top-leaders-reach-kolkata-1979762|title=United India Rally Highlights: Top Leaders Reach Kolkata|website=NDTV.com|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]'s [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/federal-front-will-become-a-reality-after-the-election-kt-rama-rao/article26600087.ece|title=Federal front will become a reality after the election: K.T. Rama Rao|last=Reddy|first=R. Ravikanth|date=21 March 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 April 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections-2018/federal-front-will-rule-the-country-says-chief-minister/article26705786.ece|title=Federal Front will rule the country, says Chief Minister|last=Dayashankar|first=K. m|date=1 April 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 April 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kcr-bats-for-federal-front-119031800012_1.html|title=KCR bats for federal front|agency=Press Trust of India|date=18 March 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/mar/31/ktr-says-ysrc-chief-jagan-will-be-part-of-federal-front-1958238.html|title=KTR says YSRC chief Jagan will be part of Federal Front|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> and [[Arvind Kejriwal]]'s [[Aam Aadmi Party]].


== History ==
== History ==
A united "Federal Front" of regional parties was proposed in March 2018 by [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|West Bengal Chief Minister]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] and [[Chief Minister of Telangana|Telangana Chief Minister]] [[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mamata-kcr-meet-kicks-off-federal-front-process/article23295989.ece|title=Mamata, KCR move to form federal front|last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|date=19 March 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=19 January 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Talks and discussions among the parties concluded in the United India rally, held on 19 January 2019, in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/mamta-banerjee-brigade-parade-ground-rally-in-kolkata-live-updates-timing-brigade-meeting-in-kolkata-tmc-rally-anti-bjp-mamata-rally-in-kolkata-mamata/350123|title=TMC rally Live – Mahagathbandhan in Kolkata attacks Modi; 'wah kya scene hai', he responds from Silvassa {{!}} India News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Among the leaders gathered were the sitting Chief Ministers [[H. D. Kumaraswamy|H.D. Kumaraswamy]] of [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Karnataka]], [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of [[Delhi chief minister|Delhi]], in addition to the organizer, [[Mamata Banerjee]] of [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|West Bengal]].<ref name=":0" /> Also in attendance were former [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[H. D. Deve Gowda|H.D. Deve Gowda]], former Chief Ministers [[Akhilesh Yadav]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister|Uttar Pradesh]], [[MK Stalin]] of [[Tamil nadu]], [[Sharad Pawar]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[Omar Abdullah]] and [[Farooq Abdullah]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], and [[Gegong Apang]] of [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" />
A united "Federal Front" of regional parties was proposed in March 2018 by [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|West Bengal Chief Minister]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] and [[Chief Minister of Telangana|Telangana Chief Minister]] [[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mamata-kcr-meet-kicks-off-federal-front-process/article23295989.ece|title=Mamata, KCR move to form federal front|last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|date=19 March 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=19 January 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Talks and discussions among the parties concluded in the United India rally, held on 19 January 2019, in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/mamta-banerjee-brigade-parade-ground-rally-in-kolkata-live-updates-timing-brigade-meeting-in-kolkata-tmc-rally-anti-bjp-mamata-rally-in-kolkata-mamata/350123|title=TMC rally Live – Mahagathbandhan in Kolkata attacks Modi; 'wah kya scene hai', he responds from Silvassa {{!}} India News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Among the leaders gathered were the sitting Chief Ministers [[H. D. Kumaraswamy|H.D. Kumaraswamy]] of [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Karnataka]], [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of [[Delhi chief minister|Delhi]], in addition to the organizer, [[Mamata Banerjee]] of [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|West Bengal]].<ref name=":0" /> Also in attendance were former [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[H. D. Deve Gowda|H.D. Deve Gowda]], former Chief Ministers [[Akhilesh Yadav]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister|Uttar Pradesh]], [[MK Stalin]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Sharad Pawar]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[Omar Abdullah]] and [[Farooq Abdullah]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], and [[Gegong Apang]] of [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" />


[[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] President [[Rahul Gandhi]] failed to attend a United India opposition rally, but sent [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[Mallikarjun Kharge]] as his emissary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mamata-rally-rahul-deputes-kharge-singhvi-to-send-out-united-india-message/articleshow/67595738.cms|title=Mamata rally: Rahul deputes Kharge, Singhvi to send out 'united India' message – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rohit Kumar |first1=Singh |title=Cracks in Bihar mahagathbandhan, RJD-Congress seat sharing talks hit road block |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/cracks-in-bihar-mahagathbandhan-rjd-congress-seat-sharing-talks-hit-road-block-1437649-2019-01-23 |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=India Today |agency=India Today |date=23 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Telangana Chief minister [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K Chandrasekhar Rao]] did not attend the mega rally since [[Indian National Congress]] was part of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cant-share-dais-with-congress-kcr-to-skip-mamata-banerjees-rally/articleshow/67596419.cms|title='Can't share dais with Congress': KCR to skip Mamata Banerjee's rally|date=19 Jan 2019|website=Times of India}}</ref>
[[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] President [[Rahul Gandhi]] failed to attend a United India opposition rally, but sent [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[Mallikarjun Kharge]] as his emissary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mamata-rally-rahul-deputes-kharge-singhvi-to-send-out-united-india-message/articleshow/67595738.cms|title=Mamata rally: Rahul deputes Kharge, Singhvi to send out 'united India' message – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Rohit Kumar |last=Singh |title=Cracks in Bihar mahagathbandhan, RJD-Congress seat sharing talks hit road block |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/cracks-in-bihar-mahagathbandhan-rjd-congress-seat-sharing-talks-hit-road-block-1437649-2019-01-23 |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=India Today |agency=India Today |date=23 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Telangana Chief minister [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K Chandrasekhar Rao]] did not attend the mega rally since [[Indian National Congress]] was part of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cant-share-dais-with-congress-kcr-to-skip-mamata-banerjees-rally/articleshow/67596419.cms|title='Can't share dais with Congress': KCR to skip Mamata Banerjee's rally|date=19 January 2019|website=Times of India}}</ref>


==Members==
==Members==
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! style="width:100px;" |MPs in Lok Sabha
! style="width:100px;" |MPs in Lok Sabha
! style="width:100px;" |MPs in Rajya Sabha
! style="width:100px;" |MPs in Rajya Sabha
! style="width:100px;" |MLAs
! style="width:250px;" |Base State
! style="width:250px;" |Base State
|-
|-
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|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| AITC
| AITC
|22/543
|23/543
|13/245
|13/245
|West Bengal
|234/4,036
|[[List of political parties in India|National Party]]
|-
|-
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|  
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|  
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| AAP
| AAP
|1/543
|0/543
|3/245
|10/245
|[[Delhi]]<br />[[Punjab]]
|156/4,036
|[[Delhi]]<br />[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]<br />[[Goa]]
|-
|-
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"|  
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"|  
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| 9/543
| 9/543
| 7/245
| 7/245
| 103/4,036
|[[Telangana]]
|[[Telangana]]
|-
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
| SP
| 3/543
| 3/245
| 111/4,036
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total'''
| colspan="3" |'''Total'''
|'''32/543'''
|'''35/543'''
|'''23/245'''
|'''33/245'''
|'''604/4,036'''
| [[India]]
| [[India]]
|}
|}
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! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |S.No
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |S.No
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |State/UT
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |State/UT
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" |Chief Minister
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" |[[List of current Indian chief ministers|Chief Minister]]
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Seats in Assembly
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Seats in Assembly
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Mamata Banerjee]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]  
| style="text-align: center;" | [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]  
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|20 May 2011]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|20 May 2011]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|221/294]]
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|221|294|hex={{party color|Trinamool Congress}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2 May 2021]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2 May 2021]]
|-
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]  
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]  
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Telangana|2 June 2014]]   
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Telangana|2 June 2014]]   
| style="text-align: center;" |  
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|103|119|hex={{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}}}
[[Telangana Legislative Assembly|103/119]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|7 December 2018]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|7 December 2018]]
|-
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Delhi|7 February 2015]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Delhi|7 February 2015]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|62/70]]
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|62|70|hex={{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|8 February 2020]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|8 February 2020]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|16 March 2022]]
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|92|117|hex={{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|10 March 2022]] 
|-
|}


==List of Federal Front oppositions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |S.No
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |State/UT
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" |[[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Leader of opposition]]
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Seats in Assembly
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Last election
|-
! Name
! Colspan="2 |Party
! Since
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 26 March 2022
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|111|403|hex={{party color|Samajwadi Party}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election| 10 February - 7 March 2022]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|Meghalaya]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Mukul Sangma]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 25 November 2021
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|12|60|hex={{party color|Trinamool Congress}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|27 February 2018]]
|}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Mahagathbandhan (2019)]]
*[[Mahagathbandhan (2019)]]
*[[United Opposition (India)|United Opposition]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:48, 21 June 2022


For other uses, see Third Front (India).


Federal Front
AbbreviationFF
Leader
PresidentMamata Banerjee
ChairpersonK. Chandrashekar Rao
SecretaryArvind Kejriwal
Founder
IdeologyBig tent
Factions:
Liberal socialism[1]
Civic nationalism[2]
Regionalism[3]
Populism[4]
Federalism[5]
Economic liberalism[6]
Socialism[7]
Mulnivasism[8]
Bahujanism[9]
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursLime Green
ECI StatusProposed Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
35 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
33 / 245
Seats in Indian States and Union Territories
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
220 / 294

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
111 / 403

Telangana Legislative Assembly
103 / 119

Delhi Legislative Assembly
62 / 70

Punjab Legislative Assembly
92 / 117

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
12 / 60

Goa Legislative Assembly
2 / 40

Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1 / 60
Number of states and union territories in government
4 / 31

The Federal Front (FF) is an Indian political alliance of regional parties formed in the run-up to the 2019 general election led by Mamata Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress,[10][11][12][13][14][15] K. Chandrashekar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi[16][17][18][19] and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party.

History[edit | edit source]

A united "Federal Front" of regional parties was proposed in March 2018 by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.[20] Talks and discussions among the parties concluded in the United India rally, held on 19 January 2019, in Kolkata, West Bengal.[21] Among the leaders gathered were the sitting Chief Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy of Karnataka, Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi, in addition to the organizer, Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal.[14] Also in attendance were former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, former Chief Ministers Akhilesh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh, MK Stalin of Tamil Nadu, Sharad Pawar of Maharashtra, Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir, and Gegong Apang of Arunachal Pradesh.[14]

AICC President Rahul Gandhi failed to attend a United India opposition rally, but sent Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge as his emissary.[22][23] Telangana Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not attend the mega rally since Indian National Congress was part of it.[24]

Members[edit | edit source]

Current members[edit | edit source]

Party Abbreviation MPs in Lok Sabha MPs in Rajya Sabha MLAs Base State
All India Trinamool Congress AITC 23/543 13/245 234/4,036 National Party
Aam Aadmi Party AAP 0/543 10/245 156/4,036 Delhi
Punjab
Goa
Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS 9/543 7/245 103/4,036 Telangana
Samajwadi Party SP 3/543 3/245 111/4,036 Uttar Pradesh
Total 35/543 33/245 604/4,036 India

List of Federal Front governments[edit | edit source]

S.No State/UT Chief Minister Seats in Assembly

Last election

Name Party Since
1 West Bengal Mamata Banerjee AITC 20 May 2011
221 / 294
 2 May 2021
2 Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao TRS 2 June 2014
103 / 119
 7 December 2018
3 Delhi Arvind Kejriwal AAP 7 February 2015
62 / 70
 8 February 2020
4 Punjab Bhagwant Mann 16 March 2022
92 / 117
 10 March 2022

List of Federal Front oppositions[edit | edit source]

S.No State/UT Leader of opposition Seats in Assembly Last election
Name Party Since
1 Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav SP 26 March 2022
111 / 403
 10 February - 7 March 2022
2 Meghalaya Mukul Sangma AITC 25 November 2021
12 / 60
 27 February 2018

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑
    • Banerjee, Soma (25 December 2013). "Aam Aadmi Party is socialist, not silly, says its policy guru Yogendra Yadav". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
    • "Is AAP socialist or capitalist, or just pragmatic?". 1 December 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Venkateswarlu, K. (23 April 2004). "Regionalism and sub-regionalism". Frontline. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by Chandrasekhar Rao, took over the reins of the new state amid euphoria and high expectations. ... Blending boldness with populism, KCR has earned the reputation for being a tough task master
  5. ↑ "PM only paying lip-service to federalism: TRS". Moneycontrol.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019. We would have believed, we would have hoped that he being former Chief Minister himself would have empowered states much much more because stronger the states, stronger the country; that's true federalism; can't just be federalism for lip-service.
  6. ↑ "'BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'". The Hindu. speakers expressed their firm belief in a Bahujan Left Front (BLF) to bring an end to the pro-liberal economic policies of Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.
  7. ↑ "Loktantrik Janata Dal with Sharad Yadav as mentor to be formally launched on May 18". The Financial Express. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "What is there in a Name? There is a lot in the Name". velivada. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sharad Yadav's Show Of Strength With Opposition Parties Tomorrow". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Federal Front on lips, Mamata Banerjee kicks off 2019 campaign – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mission 'federal front': Mamata hates BJP, but doesn't love Congress either". Business Standard India. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Khanna, Pretika (27 March 2018). "Mamata Banerjee meets opposition parties to build anti-BJP alliance". Live Mint. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Have Around 120 Leaders With Me, Will Form Federal Front After 2019 Polls If Required: KCR". News18. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Kundu, Indrajit (19 January 2019). "Stage set for Mamata's grand anti-Modi rally minus Rahul Gandhi and the Left". India Today. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "United India Rally Highlights: Top Leaders Reach Kolkata". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  16. ↑ Reddy, R. Ravikanth (21 March 2019). "Federal front will become a reality after the election: K.T. Rama Rao". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  17. ↑ Dayashankar, K. m (1 April 2019). "Federal Front will rule the country, says Chief Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "KCR bats for federal front". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  19. ↑ "KTR says YSRC chief Jagan will be part of Federal Front". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  20. ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (19 March 2018). "Mamata, KCR move to form federal front". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "TMC rally Live – Mahagathbandhan in Kolkata attacks Modi; 'wah kya scene hai', he responds from Silvassa | India News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Mamata rally: Rahul deputes Kharge, Singhvi to send out 'united India' message – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  23. ↑ Singh, Rohit Kumar (23 January 2019). "Cracks in Bihar mahagathbandhan, RJD-Congress seat sharing talks hit road block". India Today. India Today. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "'Can't share dais with Congress': KCR to skip Mamata Banerjee's rally". Times of India. 19 January 2019.
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