Left and Secular Alliance: Difference between revisions

The '''Left and Secular Alliance''' is a coalition of political parties in the [[India]]n state of [[Manipur]]. The alliance was formed ahead of the [[2014 Indian general election]] by ten political parties as an alternative to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC).<ref name="f"/> The alliance supported the candidature of [[Moirangthem Nara Singh]] of CPI in the [[Inner Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Inner Manipur seat]].<ref name="c">''The Telegraph''. [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140428/jsp/northeast/story_18284463.jsp#.U2-FviiOqUk Manipur alliance to lodge ‘rigging’ complaint]. 28 April 2014.</ref> Following voting in the 2014 election, the alliance consisted of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)), the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RSP), the [[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB), the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] (JD(S)), the [[Shiv Sena]] (SS), the [[People's Democratic Alliance, Manipur|People's Democratic Alliance]] (PDA) and the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP).<ref name="c"/><ref>''The Lamka Post ''. [http://www.zogamonline.com/news/lamka-post/item/1144-the-lamka-post-|-march-24-2014.html LSA in C Doungel&Dr M Nara-te gum ding]. 24 March 2014.</ref> Shantakumar Khetrimayum of CPI(M) is the convenor of the alliance.<ref>''The Hindu''. [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ncp-to-promote-doungel-for-manipurs-reserved-seat-despite-death-threats/article5834071.ece NCP to promote Doungel for Manipur’s reserved seat despite death threats].  26 March 2014.</ref>

In the [[Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Outer Manipur seat]] the [[Janata Dal (United)]] (JD(U)), which formed part of the alliance, had wished to get support for its candidate Lien Gangte.<ref>''The Sangai Express''. [http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/36792/lien-gangte-lamlalmoi-join-race-for-outer-mp Lien Gangte, Lamlalmoi join race for Outer MP] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20140511153156/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/36792/lien-gangte-lamlalmoi-join-race-for-outer-mp |date=11 May 2014 }}. 10 March 2014.</ref> However, seven of the constituents of the alliance decided to support the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) nominee [[Chungkhokai Doungel]]. This decision was however done individually by each party, not by the alliance as such.<ref>''The People's Chronicle''. [http://thepeopleschronicle.in/?p=35206 Seven political parties extends support to C Doungel]. 24 March 2014.</ref> Likewise the NCP declared that it would support the candidature of Nara Singh in Inner Manipur.<ref>''The Hindu''. [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/manipur-ncp-will-support-leftsecular-candidate/article5824527.ece Manipur NCP will support Left-Secular candidate]. 24 March 2014.</ref> Moving away from the Left and Secular Alliance, JD(U) declared support to the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] candidate Sarangthem Manaobi in Inner Manipur.<ref>''Times of India''. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Left-Secular-Alliance-leaders-get-threat-calls/articleshow/32766979.cms Left & Secular Alliance leaders get threat calls]. 27 March 2014.</ref><ref name="f">''The Hindu''. [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/fragmentation-of-lsa-in-manipur-enthuses-bjp-congress/article5833420.ece Fragmentation of LSA in Manipur enthuses BJP, Congress]. 26 March 2014.</ref>

Following the vote in Inner Manipur the alliance complained of large-scale rigging in favour of the Congress candidate.<ref name="c"/> Nara Singh, speaking on behalf of the alliance, questioned that polling figures as high as 90% had been reported from 112 voting stations.<ref>''The Northeast Today''. [http://www.tntmagazine.in/uncategorized/left-and-secular-alliance-to-election-commission/ Left and Secular Alliance to Election Commission] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20140511154021/http://www.tntmagazine.in/uncategorized/left-and-secular-alliance-to-election-commission/ |date=2014-05-11 }}. 9 May 2014.</ref> The alliancer sent a delegation to [[Delhi]] to lodge their complaint.<ref name="u">''Hueiyen Lanpao''. ''[http://www.hueiyenlanpao.com/headlines/item/19524-lsa-team-in-delhi-to-prevail-upon-eci-for-action-against-cong LSA team in Delhi to prevail upon ECI for action against Cong]'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165356/http://hueiyenlanpao.com/headlines/item/19524-lsa-team-in-delhi-to-prevail-upon-eci-for-action-against-cong/ |date=9 December 2018 }}</ref> The BJP took part in the delegation.<ref name="u"/>