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-{{short description|Political party in India}}
-{{Use Indian English|date=February 2021}}
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 {{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]]
+|colorcode   = {{party color|Indian Secular Front}}
-|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]]
-}}
+| state_seats = {{Composition bar|1|294|hex=#000180}}
-|position     = [[Centre-Left]]
+|ideology =
-|alliance           = [[Mahajot]]
+|position =
+| symbol =
 }}
-The '''Indian Secular Front''' ({{small|abbr.}} '''ISF''')  is a political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddique, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170|title="Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls|date=21 Jan 2021}}</ref> This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal state election of 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembky-elections-2021-indian-secular-front-ups-ante-on-seats/cid/1807005|title=Indian Secular Front ups ante on seats
+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>
-|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>
+==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]].
-==See also==
+===State Legislative Assembly elections===
-*[[Secular Progressive Front]]
+{{bar box
+|float=right
+|title={{color|white|Vote share in consecutive West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections}}
+|titlebar=#000180
+|width=237px
+|barwidth=
+|bars=
+{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|Indian Secular Front}}|1.35}}
+}}
+{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana" width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
+|+[[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections]]
+|-
+!style="width:25%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Election Year
+!Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Party leader
+!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Seats contested
+!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Seats won
+!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Change in seats
+!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Percentage of votes
+!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Vote swing
+!style="width:15%;" Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Popular vote
+!Style="background-color:#000180; color:white" | Result
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+|[[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>
+|1
+|{{up}} 1
+| 1.35%
+|N/A
+|813,489
+|Minority
+|}
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Indian political parties}}
+[[Category:Political parties in West Bengal]]
 [[Category:Political parties established in 2021]]
+[[Category:Islamic political parties in India]]
 [[Category:2021 establishments in India]]
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+[[Category:Politics of West Bengal]]
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-[[Category:Political parties in West Bengal]]