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{{short description|Political alliance in the 2019 Indian general election}}
{{other uses|Third Front (India)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = Federal Front
|logo =
|abbreviation = FF
|colorcode = {{party color|Federal Front}}
|leader = {{unbulleted list|[[Mamata Banerjee]] {{small|([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])}}|[[Akhilesh Yadav]] {{small|([[Samajwadi Party|SP]])}}|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] {{small|([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])}}|[[Arvind Kejriwal]] {{small|([[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]])}}}}
|president = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
|secretary = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|chairman = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|35|543|hex=#00ff00}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|33|245|hex=#00ff00}}
|no_states = {{Composition bar|4|31|hex=#00ff00}}
|founder = {{unbulleted list|[[Mamata Banerjee]] {{small|([[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]])}}|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] {{small|([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])}}}}
|headquarters =
|ideology ={{Nowrap|[[Big tent]] '''Factions:''' [[Liberal socialism]]<ref>
* {{Cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Soma |title=Aam Aadmi Party is socialist, not silly, says its policy guru Yogendra Yadav |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aam-aadmi-party-is-socialist-not-silly-says-its-policy-guru-yogendra-yadav/articleshow/27868551.cms |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=The Economic Times |date=25 December 2013}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2015/12/01/is-aap-socialist-or-capitalist-or-just-pragmatic|title = Is AAP socialist or capitalist, or just pragmatic?|date = 1 December 2015|access-date = 12 March 2021}}</ref> [[Civic nationalism]]<ref>
*{{Cite web|url=https://thefederal.com/opinion/aaps-ideological-dilemma-and-tryst-with-tricolour-nationalism/|title = AAP's ideological dilemma and tryst with tricolour nationalism|date = 12 March 2021|access-date = 17 May 2021}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/delhi-budget-explained-arvind-kejriwal-deshbhakti-7221315/|title = Delhi Budget explained: Deshbhakti with 500 national flags, benefits for women and vision 2047|date = 10 March 2021|access-date = 17 May 2021}}</ref> [[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkateswarlu|first=K.|title=Regionalism and sub-regionalism|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30222171.ece|date=23 April 2004|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref> [[Populism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|title=One year of Telangana a mixed bag for KCR|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|quote=The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), led by Chandrasekhar Rao, took over the reins of the new state amid euphoria and high expectations. ... Blending boldness with populism, KCR has earned the reputation for being a tough task master|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721014401/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/one-year-of-telangana-a-mixed-bag-for-kcr/88791.html|archive-date=21 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|title=PM only paying lip-service to federalism: TRS|website=Moneycontrol.com|quote="We would have believed, we would have hoped that he being former Chief Minister himself would have empowered states much much more because stronger the states, stronger the country; that's true federalism; can't just be federalism for lip-service."|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401231030/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/pm-only-paying-lip-service-to-federalism-trs-3283911.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Economic liberalism]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|title='BLF to challenge TRS, BJP's neo-liberal agenda'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/blf-to-challenge-trs-bjps-neo-liberal-agenda/article23350209.ece|quote=speakers expressed their firm belief in a Bahujan Left Front (BLF) to bring an end to the pro-liberal economic policies of Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.}}</ref> [[Socialism]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/loktantrik-janata-dal-with-sharad-yadav-as-mentor-to-be-formally-launched-on-may-18/1170134/|title=Loktantrik Janata Dal with Sharad Yadav as mentor to be formally launched on May 18|date=16 May 2018|work=The Financial Express|access-date=3 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Mulnivasism<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://velivada.com/2018/04/30/what-is-there-in-a-name-there-is-a-lot-in-the-name/|title=What is there in a Name? There is a lot in the Name|website=velivada|access-date=3 August 2018|date=30 April 2018}}</ref> Bahujanism<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sharad-yadavs-show-of-strength-with-opposition-parties-tomorrow-1738348|title=Sharad Yadav's Show Of Strength With Opposition Parties Tomorrow|work=NDTV.com|access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref>}}
|position = [[Centre-left]]
|colours = [[Lime Green]]
|eci = Proposed Alliance
|symbol =
|website =
|flag =
|state_seats=Indian States and Union Territories [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|220|294|hex=#00ff00}} [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|111|403|hex=#00ff00}} [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|103|119|hex=#00ff00}} [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|62|70|
hex=#00ff00}} [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|92|117|
hex=#00ff00}} [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|12|60|hex=#00ff00}} [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|2|40|hex=#00ff00}} [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]{{Composition bar|1|60|hex=#00ff00}}
}}

The '''Federal Front''' ('''FF''') is an Indian [[political alliance]] of [[List of political parties in India#State parties|regional parties]] formed in the run-up to the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]] led by [[Mamata Banerjee]]'s [[All India Trinamool Congress]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/federal-front-on-lips-didi-kicks-off-2019-campaign/articleshow/65086481.cms|title=Federal Front on lips, Mamata Banerjee kicks off 2019 campaign – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/mamata-banerjee-calls-for-federal-front-excluding-congress-to-defeat-bjp-in-2019-lok-sabha-elections-118032700878_1.html|title=Mission 'federal front': Mamata hates BJP, but doesn't love Congress either|date=27 March 2018|work=Business Standard India|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Khanna|first=Pretika|date=27 March 2018|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/XjNWfCUcVPTa6ZWfXG2oZI/Elections-2019-Mamata-Banerjee-explores-federal-front-aga.html|title=Mamata Banerjee meets opposition parties to build anti-BJP alliance|work=Live Mint|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/have-about-120-leaders-with-me-if-required-will-form-federal-front-after-2019-polls-kcr-2069745.html|title=Have Around 120 Leaders With Me, Will Form Federal Front After 2019 Polls If Required: KCR|date=18 March 2019|work=News18|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-of-the-lot/story/stage-set-for-mamata-s-grand-anti-modi-rally-minus-rahul-gandhi-and-the-left-1434266-2019-01-19|title=Stage set for Mamata's grand anti-Modi rally minus Rahul Gandhi and the Left|date=19 January 2019|first=Indrajit|last=Kundu|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mamata-banerjees-united-india-rally-live-updates-top-leaders-reach-kolkata-1979762|title=United India Rally Highlights: Top Leaders Reach Kolkata|website=NDTV.com|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]'s [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/federal-front-will-become-a-reality-after-the-election-kt-rama-rao/article26600087.ece|title=Federal front will become a reality after the election: K.T. Rama Rao|last=Reddy|first=R. Ravikanth|date=21 March 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 April 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/telangana-assembly-elections-2018/federal-front-will-rule-the-country-says-chief-minister/article26705786.ece|title=Federal Front will rule the country, says Chief Minister|last=Dayashankar|first=K. m|date=1 April 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 April 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kcr-bats-for-federal-front-119031800012_1.html|title=KCR bats for federal front|agency=Press Trust of India|date=18 March 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/mar/31/ktr-says-ysrc-chief-jagan-will-be-part-of-federal-front-1958238.html|title=KTR says YSRC chief Jagan will be part of Federal Front|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> and [[Arvind Kejriwal]]'s [[Aam Aadmi Party]].

== History ==
A united "Federal Front" of regional parties was proposed in March 2018 by [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|West Bengal Chief Minister]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] and [[Chief Minister of Telangana|Telangana Chief Minister]] [[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mamata-kcr-meet-kicks-off-federal-front-process/article23295989.ece|title=Mamata, KCR move to form federal front|last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|date=19 March 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=19 January 2019|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Talks and discussions among the parties concluded in the United India rally, held on 19 January 2019, in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/mamta-banerjee-brigade-parade-ground-rally-in-kolkata-live-updates-timing-brigade-meeting-in-kolkata-tmc-rally-anti-bjp-mamata-rally-in-kolkata-mamata/350123|title=TMC rally Live – Mahagathbandhan in Kolkata attacks Modi; 'wah kya scene hai', he responds from Silvassa {{!}} India News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Among the leaders gathered were the sitting Chief Ministers [[H. D. Kumaraswamy|H.D. Kumaraswamy]] of [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Karnataka]], [[Arvind Kejriwal]] of [[Delhi chief minister|Delhi]], in addition to the organizer, [[Mamata Banerjee]] of [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|West Bengal]].<ref name=":0" /> Also in attendance were former [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[H. D. Deve Gowda|H.D. Deve Gowda]], former Chief Ministers [[Akhilesh Yadav]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister|Uttar Pradesh]], [[MK Stalin]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Sharad Pawar]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[Omar Abdullah]] and [[Farooq Abdullah]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], and [[Gegong Apang]] of [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" />

[[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] President [[Rahul Gandhi]] failed to attend a United India opposition rally, but sent [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]] [[Mallikarjun Kharge]] as his emissary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mamata-rally-rahul-deputes-kharge-singhvi-to-send-out-united-india-message/articleshow/67595738.cms|title=Mamata rally: Rahul deputes Kharge, Singhvi to send out 'united India' message – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Rohit Kumar |last=Singh |title=Cracks in Bihar mahagathbandhan, RJD-Congress seat sharing talks hit road block |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/cracks-in-bihar-mahagathbandhan-rjd-congress-seat-sharing-talks-hit-road-block-1437649-2019-01-23 |access-date=27 January 2019 |work=India Today |agency=India Today |date=23 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Telangana Chief minister [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K Chandrasekhar Rao]] did not attend the mega rally since [[Indian National Congress]] was part of it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cant-share-dais-with-congress-kcr-to-skip-mamata-banerjees-rally/articleshow/67596419.cms|title='Can't share dais with Congress': KCR to skip Mamata Banerjee's rally|date=19 January 2019|website=Times of India}}</ref>

==Members==
===Current members===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:30px;" |Party
! scope="col" | Abbreviation
! style="width:100px;" |MPs in Lok Sabha
! style="width:100px;" |MPs in Rajya Sabha
! style="width:100px;" |MLAs
! style="width:250px;" |Base State
|-
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| AITC
|23/543
|13/245
|234/4,036
|[[List of political parties in India|National Party]]
|-
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| AAP
|0/543
|10/245
|156/4,036
|[[Delhi]] [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] [[Goa]]
|-
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"|
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
| TRS
| 9/543
| 7/245
| 103/4,036
|[[Telangana]]
|-
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
| SP
| 3/543
| 3/245
| 111/4,036
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total'''
|'''35/543'''
|'''33/245'''
|'''604/4,036'''
| [[India]]
|}

==List of Federal Front governments==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |S.No
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |State/UT
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" |[[List of current Indian chief ministers|Chief Minister]]
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Seats in Assembly
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |
Last election
|-
! Name
! Colspan="2 |Party
! Since
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: center;" | [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Mamata Banerjee]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|20 May 2011]]
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|221|294|hex={{party color|Trinamool Congress}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2 May 2021]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Telangana|2 June 2014]]
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|103|119|hex={{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|7 December 2018]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Delhi]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Delhi|7 February 2015]]
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|62|70|hex={{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|8 February 2020]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Bhagwant Mann]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|16 March 2022]]
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|92|117|hex={{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|10 March 2022]]
|-
|}

==List of Federal Front oppositions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |S.No
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |State/UT
! colspan="4" rowspan="1" |[[List of current Indian opposition leaders|Leader of opposition]]
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Seats in Assembly
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Last election
|-
! Name
! Colspan="2 |Party
! Since
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 26 March 2022
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|111|403|hex={{party color|Samajwadi Party}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election| 10 February - 7 March 2022]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|Meghalaya]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Mukul Sangma]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
| style="text-align: center;" | [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 25 November 2021
| style="text-align: center;" | {{Composition bar|12|60|hex={{party color|Trinamool Congress}}}}
| style="text-align: center;" | [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|27 February 2018]]
|}

== See also ==
*[[Mahagathbandhan (2019)]]
*[[United Opposition (India)|United Opposition]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in India]]
[[Category:2019 Indian general election]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2019]]

Federal Front - Revision history

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