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On March 23, Two ISF workers were arrested for attacking the Election Commission convoy during their visit to Haroa to remove objectionable political banners which violate the Moral Code of Conduct (MCC).<ref>{{cite web|first1=Republic|last1=World|accessdate=2021-03-24|title=EC convoy allegedly attacked in West Bengal's Haroa, no injuries; two ISF workers arrested|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/ec-convoy-allegedly-attacked-in-west-bengals-haroa-no-injuries-two-isf-workers-arrested.html|website=Republic World}}</ref> The party borrowed the symbol from the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party (RSMP) of Bihar and the nomination papers that ISF candidates have submitted to the Election Commission is also in the name of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party (RSMP) as the Abbas Siddiqui-led ISF has not yet got its symbol from the Commission.<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?infinitescroll=1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Millennium Post|language=en}}</ref>
On March 23, Two ISF workers were arrested for attacking the Election Commission convoy during their visit to Haroa to remove objectionable political banners which violate the Moral Code of Conduct (MCC).<ref>{{cite web|first1=Republic|last1=World|accessdate=2021-03-24|title=EC convoy allegedly attacked in West Bengal's Haroa, no injuries; two ISF workers arrested|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/ec-convoy-allegedly-attacked-in-west-bengals-haroa-no-injuries-two-isf-workers-arrested.html|website=Republic World}}</ref> The party borrowed the symbol from the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party (RSMP) of Bihar and the nomination papers that ISF candidates have submitted to the Election Commission is also in the name of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party (RSMP) as the Abbas Siddiqui-led ISF has not yet got its symbol from the Commission.<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?infinitescroll=1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Millennium Post|language=en}}</ref>


==Candidates==
==Elections==
The party won 1 out of 294 assembly seats in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Legislative Assembly election 2021]] and [[Sirajudin Ghazi]] became the member of parliament.
 
===Election Results===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
|'''Election'''
|'''State'''
|'''Seats Won'''
|'''Total Seats'''
|-
|2021
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]
|West Bengal
|1
|294
|-
|}
 
=== West Bengal Legislative Assembly ===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
![[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
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| {{dash}}
| {{dash}}
| {{Composition bar|1|200|hex=#DB7093}}
| {{dash}}
|{{dash}}
|{{no2|{{nowrap|[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|-
|}
 
===Candidates===
The party president Simul Soren will contest from Haripal in Hooghly district, while Mohammed Iqbal and Nuruzzaman will be the party's candidates from Entally and Metiabruz. They are yet to announce the names of candidates from Canning Purba, Jangipara, Bhangar, Madhyamgram, Haroa and Mayureshwar.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Press Trust of India|last1=KolkataMarch 15|first2=2021UPDATED:|last2=March 15|first3=2021 04:31|last3=Ist|accessdate=2021-03-16|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF releases names of 20 candidates for West Bengal elections|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/abbas-siddiqui-s-isf-releases-names-of-20-candidates-for-west-bengal-elections-1779332-2021-03-15|website=India Today}}</ref>
The party president Simul Soren will contest from Haripal in Hooghly district, while Mohammed Iqbal and Nuruzzaman will be the party's candidates from Entally and Metiabruz. They are yet to announce the names of candidates from Canning Purba, Jangipara, Bhangar, Madhyamgram, Haroa and Mayureshwar.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Press Trust of India|last1=KolkataMarch 15|first2=2021UPDATED:|last2=March 15|first3=2021 04:31|last3=Ist|accessdate=2021-03-16|title=Abbas Siddiqui's ISF releases names of 20 candidates for West Bengal elections|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/abbas-siddiqui-s-isf-releases-names-of-20-candidates-for-west-bengal-elections-1779332-2021-03-15|website=India Today}}</ref>


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