The Secular Democratic Forces (SDF) or Sanjukta Morcha (Tripura)[3][4] is an opposition front and an electoral understanding of secular political parties in Tripura, India consisting of the Left Front (Tripura) and the Indian National Congress formed before the 2023 Tripura Legislative Assembly election with the objective of defeating the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming elections.[5][6] The main parties in this coalition are the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Indian National Congress along with other minor parties in the Left Front (Tripura).[7][8] The front failed to win the elections and meet their objective. This is currently the official opposition in Tripura Legislative Assembly.[9]
Secular Democratic Forces | |
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Abbreviation | SDF |
Leader | Manik Sarkar Jitendra Choudhury Narayan Kar Birajit Sinha Sudip Roy Barman Yudisthir Das Dipak Deb Paresh Chandra Sarkar Purushuttam Roy Barman |
Ideology | Secularism[1] Thansa[2] |
Political position | Centre-left to far-left |
Alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance |
Seats in Tripura Legislative Assembly | 13 / 60 |
No. | Party[10] | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Bloc(s) | Seats contested | Seats won |
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1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Jitendra Chaudhury[11] | LF | 43 | 10 | ||
2. | Indian National Congress | Birajit Sinha | UPA | 13 | 3 | ||
3. | All India Forward Bloc | Paresh Chandra Sarkar[12] | LF | 1 | 0 | ||
4. | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Dipak Deb[12] | LF | 1 | 0 | ||
5. | Independent | Purushuttam Roy Barman | LF | 1 | 0 | ||
6. | Communist Party of India | Yudhisthir Das[13] | LF | 1 | 0 |