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{{short description|Indian political Alliance in Manipur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance
| abbreviation = MPSA
| national_convener =
| no_of_members = 6 Parties
|foundation = 17 June 2020
|colorcode = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
|chairman = {{Nowrap|[[Okram Ibobi Singh]]}}
|headquarters= [[Manipur]]
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|2|hex=#00BFFF}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#00BFFF}}
|state_seats_name = [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats= {{Composition bar|5|60|hex=#00BFFF}}
|eci=|alliance=[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]}}

The '''Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance (MPSA)''' (formarly known as '''Secular Progressive Front''' (SPF) or '''Secular Progressive Alliance''' (SPA)) is a political alliance in [[India]]. The alliance includes six parties on a basis of an 18-point Common Agenda.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Six-party alliance, including Congress, CPI, Forward Bloc, named Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/manipur/six-party-alliance-including-congress-cpi-forward-bloc-named-manipur-progressive-secular-alliance/articleshow/89370846.cms|access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref>

==Formation==
===Secular Progressive Front===
{{Distinguish|
Secular Proggresive Front (2002-2012)| Secular Progressive Alliance}}
The [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]] and ex-[[List of chief ministers of Manipur|Chief Minister of Manipur]] [[Okram Ibobi Singh]] formed the ''Secular Progressive Front''. The Congress President Sonia Gandhi accepted its formation.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} The SPF was founded after the resignation of three [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], four from the [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]], one from the [[All India Trinamool Congress]], and the withdrawal of one Independent from the [[National Democratic Alliance]] in [[Manipur]] on 17 June 2020.

On 18 June 2020, Singh said that the [[Indian National Congress]] had formed a coalition of like-minded parties in Manipur and called a special Assembly session to prove a majority.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ANI|title=Requested special Assembly session to prove majority, says Manipur CLP leader|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Requested-special-Assembly-session-to-prove-majority-says-Manipur-CLP-leader-/18-06-2020-288831|access-date=2021-05-11|website=BW Businessworld|language=en}}</ref>
The Secular Progressive Front met with Manipur's Governor [[Najma Heptulla]] to attempt to form a government in Manipur. The SPF also seeks the removal of the Speaker of the Manipur Assembly, [[Yumnam Khemchand Singh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Kundu|first=Indrajit|date=18 June 2020|title=Manipur: Congress stakes claim to form govt, wants Assembly Speaker removed|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/manipur-okram-ibobi-singh-congress-1690391-2020-06-18|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 June 2020|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> However later the alliance didn't work & The SPF failed to form government in 2020.

===MSPA formation===
Later before the [[2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election]] the Congress rebranded the SPA alliance with new partners. The Congress allied with '''CPI, CPI(M), Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party''' & the '''Janata Dal (Secular)'''. On 5 February 2022 Congress manipur incharge [[Jairam Ramesh|Jairam ramesh]] announced that the new alliance will be called as '''Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance''' or simply the '''MPSA''' .

==Current members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Party
! Symbol
! MLAs in current Assembly
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; text-align: center;color:white" | '''1'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; text-align: center;color:white" | '''2'''
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}; text-align: center;color:white;" | '''3'''
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}; text-align: center;color:white" | '''4'''
| [[All India Forward Bloc]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align: center" | 0
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}; text-align: center;color:white" | '''5'''
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|50px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}; text-align: center;color:white;" | '''6'''
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| [[File:Indian election symbol female farmer.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 0
|-
!colspan=3|Total
!5
|}

==Members in Manipur assembly==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2020}}
The Front has the 5 members in the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Constituency
! scope="col" | Name of Member
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[Khundrakpam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khundrakpam]]
| Thokchom Lokeshwar Singh
| bgcolor=#00BFFF |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[Thoubal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thoubal]]
| [[Okram Ibobi Singh]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[Wangkhem (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wangkhem]]
| Keisham Meghachandra Singh
| bgcolor=#00BFFF |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[Khangabok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khangabok]]
| Surjakumar Okram
| bgcolor=#00BFFF |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[Sugnu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sugnu]]
| Kangujam Ranjit Singh
| bgcolor=#00BFFF |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Left and Secular Alliance]]
*[[Left and Democratic Front]]
*[[Secular Proggresive Front (2002-2012)]]

==References==
===Citations===
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[[Category:2020 establishments in Manipur]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2020]]
[[Category:Political party alliances in India]]
[[Category:Political parties in Manipur]]

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Ajay Kumar at 08:43, 27 August 2023