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'''Democratic Front''' or the '''Maha Aghadi''' is name of the former governing coalition in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. The Alliance of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] was called as '''Maha Aghadi'''.<br />
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{{Infobox Indian political party<br />
|party_name = '''Maha Aghadi'''<br />
|abbreviation = DF <br />
|founder = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]<br />
|colorcode = #38C3FF<br />
|leader = <br />
|chairman = [[Sharad Pawar]]<br />
|incumbent = <br />
|loksabha_leader = <br />
|rajyasabha_leader =<br />
|alliance = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]<br />
|eci = State Alliance<br />
|national_convener =<br />
|foundation = 1999<br />
|position = [[Centrism|Center]]<br />
|no_states = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|ideology=[[Big tent]]<br>'''Factions:'''<br>[[Secularism]]<ref name="J.Soper">{{cite book |last1=Soper |first1=J. Christopher |last2=Fetzer |first2=Joel S. |date=2018 |title=Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y7BoDwAAQBAJ |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |pages=200–210 |isbn=978-1-107-18943-0 }}</ref><ref name="LS2014"/><br>[[Socialism]]<ref name="LS2014">{{cite web|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|title=Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Know your party symbols!|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lok-sabha-elections-2014-know-your-party-symbols-1974606|date=10 April 2014}}</ref><br>[[Progressivism]]<ref name="LS2014"/><br>[[Liberalism]]<ref name="jha">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Giridhar |title=Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/india-news-the-politricks-of-alliance/302350 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=27 December 2019 |date=25 November 2019}}</ref><br>[[Nationalism]]|dissolution=2019|merged=[[Maha Vikas Aghadi|MVA]]|Formercm=[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] [[Ashok Chavan]] [[Prithviraj Chavan]]}}<br />
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== Background ==<br />
The alliance was created post [[1999 Maharashtra State Assembly election|1999 Maharashtra Assembly Poll]] results as Congress and NCP contested against each other without a pre-poll alliance but came together to stake claim to form the government. The alliance constituted the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. The alliance won the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections of 1999,2004,2009 respectively.<br />
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== Electoral Performance ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!Year<br />
![[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
![[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]<br />
![[Independent politician|IND/OTH]]<br />
!Seats Won<br />
!Seat Change<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|75<br />
|58<br />
|15<br />
|{{Composition bar|148|288|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}<br />
|{{Increase}} 148<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|69<br />
|71<br />
|12<br />
|{{Composition bar|152|288|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}<br />
|{{Increase}} 4<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|82<br />
|62<br />
|31<br />
|{{Composition bar|175|288|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}<br />
|{{Increase}} 12<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|42<br />
|41<br />
| -<br />
|{{Composition bar|83|288|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}<br />
|{{Decrease}} 92<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" |'''[[Maha Vikas Aghadi]]'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|{{Composition bar|172|288|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}<br />
|{{Increase}} 89<br />
|}<br />
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=== References ===<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Political parties in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Coalition governments of India]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in 1999]]<br />
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br />
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