Mahajot (Assam)

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Mahajot (English: Grand Alliance) is a political alliance of secular and democratic parties in Indian state of Assam.[1]


Mahajot
LeaderDebabrata Saikia
Manoranjan Talukdar
Akhil Gogoi
PresidentBhupen Kumar Borah
SecretaryLurinjyoti Gogoi
Lok Sabha leaderGaurav Gogoi
Rajya Sabha leaderAjit Kumar Bhuyan
Founded2 years ago
HeadquartersRajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam
IdeologySecularism[2]
Constitutionalism[3]
Political positionBig Tent
AllianceINDIA
Seats in Lok Sabha
3 / 14
(Assam)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 7
(Assam)
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly
29 / 126

2021 Assam election[edit]

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.[4] 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.[5]

After the election, Bodoland People's Front left the alliance and All India United Democratic Front was expelled by Indian National Congress.[6]

Current members[edit]

Party[1][7] Symbol Leader(s)
Indian National Congress INC
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Debabrata Saikia
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M)
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Manoranjan Talukdar
Communist Party of India CPI
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Kanak Gogoi
Raijor Dal RD
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Akhil Gogoi
Anchalik Gana Morcha AGM
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Ajit Kumar Bhuyan
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation CPI(ML)L
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Rupun Sarma
Assam Jatiya Parishad AJP
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Lurinjyoti Gogoi
Nationalist Congress Party NCP
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Sharad Pawar
Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD
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Hira Devi
Jatiya Dal Asom JDA
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M.G. Hazarika
Liberal Democratic Party LDP

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. "Congress to work on broader alliance of secular forces: Tarun Gogoi".
  3. "Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack: CPIM".
  4. Service, Indo-Asian News (March 14, 2021). "Cong-led 'Mahajot' in Assam now has 10 parties". The Siasat Daily.
  5. https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/
  6. "Don't weaken 'Mahajot', AIUDF tells Congress after being removed from alliance in Assam". The New Indian Express.
  7. "Commuters facing problems as BJP is requisitioning buses for campaigning: Assam Congress-led Grand Alliance". 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".