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{{Infobox political party&lt;br /&gt;
| name = Left Front-led Alliance&lt;br /&gt;
| native_name = &lt;br /&gt;
| logo = &amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;background-color:#F4C2C2; padding:4px; text-align:center;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:CPI(M) Election symbol.png|35px]]&amp;amp;nbsp;[[File:CPI symbol.svg|35px]]&amp;amp;nbsp;[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|35px]]&amp;amp;nbsp;[[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|35px]]&amp;amp;nbsp;[[File:Flag Logo of CPIML.png|35px]]&amp;amp;nbsp;[[File:Indian Election Symbol Envelope.jpg|30px]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;font-weight:bold; margin-top:5px;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Left Front+&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| leader = [[Mohammed Salim (politician)|Mohammed Salim]]&lt;br /&gt;
| chairman = [[Biman Bose]]&lt;br /&gt;
| colorcode = {{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}&lt;br /&gt;
| foundation = 2026&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/left-front-moves-to-forge-broader-alliance-ahead-assembly-polls-1503519078.html|title=Left Front moves to forge broader alliance ahead Assembly polls|publisher=The Statesman|access-date=15 March 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| country = India&lt;br /&gt;
| abbreviation = LF+&lt;br /&gt;
| position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]{{efn|name=A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| seats1_title     = [[Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
| seats1           = {{composition bar|0|42|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| seats2_title = [[Rajya Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|16|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| seats3_title = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]&lt;br /&gt;
| seats3 = {{composition bar|2|294|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| seats4_title = [[Gram Panchayats]]&lt;br /&gt;
| seats4 = {{composition bar|3785|63229|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| seats5_title = [[Panchayat Samiti|Panchayat Samitis]]&lt;br /&gt;
| seats5 = {{composition bar|196|9730|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| seats6_title = [[District council (India)|Zilla Parishads]]&lt;br /&gt;
| seats6 = {{composition bar|3|928|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| seats7_title = [[Municipalities]]&lt;br /&gt;
| seats7 = {{composition bar|1|108|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}}|border=darkgray}} Red&lt;br /&gt;
| ideology = [[Marxism–Leninism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Secularism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Revolutionary patriotism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Anti-imperialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
| flag = &lt;br /&gt;
| footnotes = {{efn|name=A|The Front is described as a broad left-wing alliance, with [[Centrism|centre]] and [[Far-left politics|far-left]] parties.}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Left Front-led Alliance&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{small|abbr.}} &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;LF+&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2014/0518_pd/west-bengal-left-front-appeals-greater-unity|title=West Bengal Left Front Appeals for Greater Unity|publisher=People&amp;#039;s Democracy|date=18 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/left-front-moves-to-forge-broader-alliance-ahead-assembly-polls-1503519078.html|title=Left Front moves to forge broader alliance ahead Assembly polls|publisher=The statesman|access-date=28 Feb 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is an alliance of [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]] political parties led by the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] in [[West Bengal]] ahead of [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] in opposition to the [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC) and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|date=12 February 2021|title=Surjya Kanta Mishra: &amp;#039;West Bengal Left bringing secular forces together to fight Trinamool and BJP&amp;#039;|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/interview-surjya-kanta-mishra-cpim-west-bengal-left-bringing-secular-forces-together-to-fight-trinamool-and-bjp-in-west-bengal-assembly-election-2021/article33659950.ece|access-date=23 March 2021|website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307133947/https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/interview-surjya-kanta-mishra-cpim-west-bengal-left-bringing-secular-forces-together-to-fight-trinamool-and-bjp-in-west-bengal-assembly-election-2021/article33659950.ece|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bengal-cpi-m-for-unity-of-left-democratic-and-secular-forces-118020801672_1.html|date=8 Feb 2018|title=Bengal CPI(M) for unity of Left, democratic and secular forces|work=Business Standard}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cpm-open-to-alliances-with-secular-forces-in-bengal/articleshow/118608402.cms|title=CPM open to alliances with ‘secular forces’ in Bengal|date=27 Feb 2025}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== History ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Background ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Following the fall of CPI(M)-led [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] government in West Bengal along with the rise of the [[Trinamool Congress]] in 2011 and the rise of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2014, the [[CPI(M)]] had welcomed ideas of the broad understanding of [[secular]] and [[Democracy|democratic]] forces. The first signs came when in the [[Siliguri]] municipal election, CPI(M) made some local understanding with [[Indian National Congress|INC]] resulting in CPI(M) leader [[Ashok Bhattacharya]] being appointed as the [[mayor]]. This success got popularity as the &amp;quot;Siliguri Model&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=17 April 2016|title=&amp;#039;Siliguri Model&amp;#039;: How the Left-Congress &amp;#039;alliance&amp;#039; was forged|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/siliguri-model-how-the-left-congress-alliance-was-forged-2757798/?utm_source=whatsapp&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_campaign=WhatsappShare|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 April 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After the success of the model, in the long run, some Congress and CPI(M) leader advocated for a Left-Congress alliance.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6939-left-congress-alliance-in-west-bengal-elections-2016.html|title=Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal Elections 2016, hinted Left leaders|work=infoelections}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This gradually materialized into &amp;quot;alliance&amp;quot; between INC and Left Front. The precedence of the [[UPA-Left Coordination Committee|Left Front providing outside support to the UPA-I government in 2004-2008]] was cited in support.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/left-parties-seek-coordination-committee-meet/articleshow/1495738.cms|title=Left parties seek Coordination Committee meet|publisher=Times of India|date=19 April 2006|access-date=27 Feb 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Given the political history of West Bengal, the materialisation of an alliance between the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] &amp;amp; the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]], 2 parties that have been bitter rivals of each other since the 1970s &amp;amp; have a history of unleashing political violence against each other&amp;#039;s cadres, took the political circles of the state by surprise. After much dispute and secession of two far-left groups: [[SUCI(C)]] and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)L]], from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]], both Congress and the Communists formed an understanding basis of what they called &amp;quot;seat-sharing&amp;quot;, strongly objecting to the use of the word &amp;quot;alliance&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/West-Bengal-Assembly-Election-2016-Left-Front-reaches-%E2%80%98understanding%E2%80%99-with-Congress/article60562296.ece|title=Left Front reaches ‘understanding’ with Congress|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=4 April 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2016 election and Mahajot ===&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2016, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mahajot&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=29 Feb 2016|title=WB Congress Calls For Alliance With CPI(M), Other &amp;quot;Secular Forces&amp;quot;|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/wb-congress-calls-for-alliance-with-cpim-other-secular-forces|work=The Quint}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=12 Jan 2016|title=West Bengal Elections 2016: CPI(M) to take final call on alliance with Congress next week|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-west-bengal-elections-2016-cpim-to-take-final-call-on-alliance-with-congress-next-week-2165160|work=DNA}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=23 May 2016|title=CPI-M and Congress alliance to continue in Bengal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/west-bengal-elections-2016/news/cpi-m-and-congress-alliance-to-continue-in-bengal/articleshow/52404084.cms|work=The Times of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; was formed on the broad agreement that some political parties proposed before the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] for fighting against the [[Trinamool Congress]] government in [[West Bengal]] and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on national level. [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] consisting of [[CPI(M)]], [[Communist Party of India|CPI]], [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]], [[All India Forward Bloc|AIFB]] and [[Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)|DSP]] along with [[Indian National Congress|INC]] released their respective candidate list in several rounds after consultations and bargaining.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6338-wset-bengal-cpm-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Left Front Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6336-west-bengal-congress-candidate-list.html|title=West Bengal Assembly Election Congress Candidate List 2016|work=Infoelection}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, the alliance failed to gain the majority seats in the assembly elections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url =https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2016/west-bengal-election/story/west-bengal-results-mamata-banerjee-set-to-sweep-left-congress-experiment-fails-324368-2016-05-19|title =West Bengal results: It&amp;#039;s Mamata all the way, Left-Congress experiment fails|date =19 May 2016|author =Romita Datta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |date=22 May 2016|url =https://indianexpress.com/article/elections-2016/india/india-news-india/west-bengal-left-congress-alliance-weak-in-arithmetic-and-chemistry-2813058/|title =West Bengal: Left-Congress alliance weak in arithmetic and chemistry|work=The Indian Express}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Halt in broader understanding in 2019 ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Afterwards, ahead of [[2019 Indian general election]], the alliance between the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] is off the cards as both camps could not agree on a seat-sharing formula for Lok Sabha elections, especially in the [[Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency|Raiganj]] and [[Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency|Murshidabad]] seats, where the incumbent MP was from CPI(M) but the MLAs of the constituent legislative assembly seats were mostly from the Congress.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/left-congress-alliance-mess-719266.html|title =Left-Congress alliance in a mess|date =19 February 2019|author =Soumya Das }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=18 March 2019|title=We&amp;#039;re done: Congress calls off alliance with the Left in West Bengal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-elections-2019-congress-calls-off-alliance-left-west-bengal-1480435-2019-03-17|work=India Today}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2021 election and Sanjukta Morcha ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Subsequently, Mahajot was succeeded by the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sanjukta Morcha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/photoessay/with-brigade-rally-left-congress-isfs-sanyukta-morcha-kicks-of-bengal-poll-campaign/2628|title=With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Sanyukta Morcha&amp;#039; Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign|website=Outlook India|date=2021-02-28|access-date=2021-03-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in 2021 with the joining of [[Indian Secular Front|ISF]] in the alliance. Despite a spirited campaign, both the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] and the [[Indian National Congress]] drew a blank in the election with a considerable decrease in their respective vote shares. That was the first time when the [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]] was devoid of any MLA from Left Front or Congress.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=3 May 2021|title=The rise of BJP and fall of leftist and Congress in West Bengal|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/world/politics/rise-bjp-and-fall-leftist-and-congress-west-bengal-240853|work=The Business Standard}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Afterwards, ahead of [[2024 Indian general election]], ISF decided to contest alone in the Lok Sabha polls due to some differences in seat sharing and marks the end of alliance with Left and INC.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=4 April 2024|title=Left Front&amp;#039;s electoral understanding with the Indian Secular Front falls flat|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/left-fronts-electoral-understanding-with-the-indian-secular-front-falls-flat/article68029055.ece.html|work=The Hindu|access-date=4 April 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Thereafter, Sanjukta Morcha was succeeded by the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;LF–INC Alliance&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=14 Feb 2024|title=রাজ্যে ফের বাম-কংগ্রেস জোট, আসনরফা নিয়ে লক্ষ্মীবারই বৈঠক সেলিম-অধীরের|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/kolkata/cpim-and-congress-to-fight-ls-polls-2024-in-alliance-in-bengal/|work=Sangbad Pratidin|access-date=14 Feb 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; or the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Secular Democratic Alliance&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. The alliance won only 1 seat ([[Maldaha Dakshin Lok Sabha constituency|Maldaha Dakshin]] by INC) out of the 42 it contested.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/left-draws-a-blank-in-west-bengal-isha-khan-wins-for-congress/article68252473.ece|title=Left draws a blank in West Bengal, Isha Khan wins for Congress|publisher=The Hindu|date=5 June 2024}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== 2026 election, exit of Indian National Congress and larger Left unity ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Afterwards, ahead of [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] Indian National Congress decided to fight alone in the polls marking the end of LF–INC Alliance.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-to-contest-all-294-seats-solo-in-west-bengal-assembly-polls-10955885|title=No Alliance, Congress To Go Solo In All 294 Seats Of Bengal|publisher=|access-date=21 Feb 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/congress-solo-move-sharpens-tmc-bjp-binary-ahead-of-bengal-polls-3894350|title=Congress solo move sharpens TMC-BJP binary ahead of Bengal polls|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=27 Feb 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On the other hand, Left Front kept uniting other left parties (communist and socialist parties) including [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)L]] and other &amp;#039;secular&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;democratic&amp;#039; forces and fractions&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/bharat/will-left-front-be-able-to-find-back-winning-ways-in-2026-bengal-assembly-polls-enn25102601978|title=Will Left Front Be Able To Find Back Winning Ways In 2026 Bengal Assembly Polls?|publisher=ETV Bharat|date=26 October 2025|access-date=14 March 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; together forming a broader Left alliance (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;LF+&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/left-front-moves-to-forge-broader-alliance-ahead-assembly-polls-1503519078.html|title=Left Front moves to forge broader alliance ahead Assembly polls|publisher=The statesman|access-date=28 Feb 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/its-a-rejuvenated-cpi-m-its-a-resurgent-left-mohammed-salim-on-bengal-polls-1503580836.html|title=It’s a rejuvenated CPI-M, it’s a resurgent Left: Mohammed Salim on Bengal polls|publisher=The Statesman|date=12 April 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://tv9bangla.com/kolkata/biman-bose-says-cpim-first-candidate-list-will-announce-today-1290342.html|title=WB Assembly Election: আজই বামেদের প্রার্থী তালিকা প্রকাশ, জোট কি হচ্ছে? জানিয়ে দিলেন বিমান বসু|publisher=TV9 Bangla|access-date=16 March 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/cpi-ml-to-contest-10-seats-in-bengal-in-alliance-with-left-front/|title=CPI(ML) Liberation to contest 10 seats in Bengal in alliance with Left Front|access-date=16 March 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bn/politics/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2026-seat-sharing-formula-becomes-difficult-for-cpim-leaders-wbs26031106164|title=আসন সমঝোতার প্রশ্নে সহজ পার্টি-গণিত কঠিন হয়ে দাঁড়াচ্ছে সেলিম-বিমানদের কাছে|publisher=ETV Bangla|date=11 March 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Subsequently, [[Indian Secular Front|ISF]] once again joined hands with the alliance led by the CPI(M)-led [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/kolkata/isf-leader-nawsad-siddique-speaks-out-about-isf-and-left-front-alliance-in-west-bengal-assembly-elections-rdp-2555596.html|title=ISF-Left Front Alliance: বামেদের সঙ্গেই সর্বাত্মক জোটে আইএসএফ! বুধবারের মধ্যেই কাটবে আসন রফা নিয়ে জট, ঘোষণা নওশাদের|publisher=News18 Bangla|date=24 Feb 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The alliance won 2 seats ([[Domkal Assembly constituency|Domkal]] by [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] and [[Bhangar Assembly constituency|Bhangar]] by [[All India Secular Front|ISF]]) out of 293 it contested.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/west-bengal/2026/May/04/cpim-ends-electoral-drought-in-west-bengal-with-single-assembly-seat-win|title=CPI(M) ends electoral drought in West Bengal with single assembly seat win|publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=5 May 2026}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:CPI(M) Election symbol.png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Marxism-Leninism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Anti-imperialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] to [[Far-left politics|far-left]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[M. A. Baby]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Mohammed Salim (politician)|Mohammed Salim]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|Communist Party of India}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px|centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Communist Party of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Marxism-Leninism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Anti-imperialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] to [[Far-left politics|far-left]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[D. Raja]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Swapan Banerjee&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|All India Forward Bloc}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|50px|centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[All India Forward Bloc]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:All India Forward Bloc flag.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing nationalism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Anti-imperialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]&lt;br /&gt;
|G. Devarajan&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Naren Chatterjee &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|50px|centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:RSP-flag.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Revolutionary socialism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Anti-imperialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manoj Bhattacharya]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Tapan Hore]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;| [[File:CPI(M) Election symbol.png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:RCPI Flag.jpg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Marxism-Leninism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Far-left politics|Far-left]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Subhash Roy&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|Marxist Forward Bloc}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Marxist Forward Bloc]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Marxism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Ashish Chakraborty&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|Bolshevik Party of India}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bolshevik Party of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Marxism-Leninism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Probir Ghosh&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|Workers Party of India}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Workers Party of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Marxism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Shipra Chakraborty&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Party color|Biplobi Bangla Congress}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Biplobi Bangla Congress]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Democratic socialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Centre-left]] to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] &lt;br /&gt;
|(Not specified)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot;|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] allies&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Flag Logo of CPIML.png|50px|centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:CPIML LIBERATION FLAG.jpg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Marxism-Leninism-Maoism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Anti-imperialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Far-left politics|Far-left]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Abhijit Majumder&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|West Bengal Socialist Party}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Bat.png|50px|centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[West Bengal Socialist Party]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Socialism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Left wing politics|Left Wing]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Manindra Chandra Paul&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Indian Secular Front}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Envelope.jpg|50px|centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[All India Secular Front]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:ISF flag.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Social justice]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Centrist politics|Centre]] to [[centre-left]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nawsad Siddiqui]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of India}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Social Democratic Party of India]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:SDPI Flag.jpg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Social justice]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Centrist politics|Centre]] to [[centre-left]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Hakikul Islam&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Past members===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:90%&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Party&lt;br /&gt;
!Flag&lt;br /&gt;
!Ideology&lt;br /&gt;
!Political position&lt;br /&gt;
!Leader(s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Secularism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Civic nationalism]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Centrism|Centre]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Subhankar Sarkar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Election results ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Results of State Assembly election in West Bengal ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}};color:white&amp;quot; | Election Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}};color:white&amp;quot; | Overall Votes&lt;br /&gt;
!Style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}};color:white&amp;quot; | % of overall votes&lt;br /&gt;
!Style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}};color:white&amp;quot; | Total seats&lt;br /&gt;
!Style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}};color:white&amp;quot; | Seats won&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
!Style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}};color:white&amp;quot; | +/- in seats&lt;br /&gt;
!Style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{party color|Secular Democratic Alliance}};color:white&amp;quot; | +/- in vote share                  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|293&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Increase}}1&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Left Front (West Bengal)]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Left Front (Tripura)]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Defunct political party alliances in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of West Bengal]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Aman064</name></author>
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