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| Abbreviation | FF |
| President | Mamata Banerjee |
| Founder | Template:Unbulleted list |
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| Working President | |
The Federal Front (FF) is an Indian political alliance of regional parties formed in the run-up to the 2019 general election led by Mamata Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress,[1][2][3][4][5][6] K. Chandrashekar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi[7][8][9][10] and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party.
History
A united "Federal Front" of regional parties was proposed in March 2018 by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.[11] Talks and discussions among the parties concluded in the United India rally, held on 19 January 2019, in Kolkata, West Bengal.[12] Among the leaders gathered were the sitting Chief Ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy of Karnataka, Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi, in addition to the organizer, Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal.[5] Also in attendance were former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, former Chief Ministers Akhilesh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh, MK Stalin of Tamil Nadu, Sharad Pawar of Maharashtra, Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah of Jammu and Kashmir, and Gegong Apang of Arunachal Pradesh.[5]
AICC President Rahul Gandhi failed to attend a United India opposition rally, but sent Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge as his emissary.[13][14] Telangana Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not attend the mega rally since Indian National Congress was part of it.[15]
Members
Current members
| Party | Abbreviation | MPs in Lok Sabha | MPs in Rajya Sabha | MLAs | Base State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | All India Trinamool Congress | AITC | 23/543 | 13/245 | 234/4,036 | National Party |
| width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | Aam Aadmi Party | AAP | 0/543 | 10/245 | 156/4,036 | Delhi Punjab Goa |
| width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | TRS | 9/543 | 7/245 | 103/4,036 | Telangana |
| width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | Samajwadi Party | SP | 3/543 | 3/245 | 111/4,036 | Uttar Pradesh |
| Total | 35/543 | 33/245 | 604/4,036 | India | ||
List of Federal Front governments
| S.No | State/UT | Chief Minister | Seats in Assembly |
Last election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Since | |||||
| 1 | West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | AITC | 20 May 2011 | Template:Composition bar | 2 May 2021 |
| 2 | Telangana | K. Chandrashekar Rao | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | TRS | 2 June 2014 | Template:Composition bar | 7 December 2018 |
| 3 | Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | AAP | 7 February 2015 | Template:Composition bar | 8 February 2020 |
| 4 | Punjab | Bhagwant Mann | 16 March 2022 | Template:Composition bar | 10 March 2022 | ||
List of Federal Front oppositions
| S.No | State/UT | Leader of opposition | Seats in Assembly | Last election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Since | |||||
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | Akhilesh Yadav | bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | SP | 26 March 2022 | Template:Composition bar | 10 February - 7 March 2022 |
| 2 | Meghalaya | Mukul Sangma | bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | AITC | 25 November 2021 | Template:Composition bar | 27 February 2018 |
See also
References
- ↑ Federal Front on lips, Mamata Banerjee kicks off 2019 campaign – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ Mission 'federal front': Mamata hates BJP, but doesn't love Congress either. Business Standard India(27 March 2018). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ Mamata Banerjee meets opposition parties to build anti-BJP alliance. Live Mint(27 March 2018). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ Have Around 120 Leaders With Me, Will Form Federal Front After 2019 Polls If Required: KCR. News18(18 March 2019). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Stage set for Mamata's grand anti-Modi rally minus Rahul Gandhi and the Left, Kundu, Indrajit. India Today(19 January 2019). Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ United India Rally Highlights: Top Leaders Reach Kolkata. NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Federal front will become a reality after the election: K.T. Rama Rao. The Hindu(21 March 2019). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ Federal Front will rule the country, says Chief Minister. The Hindu(1 April 2019). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ KCR bats for federal front. Business Standard India(18 March 2019). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ KTR says YSRC chief Jagan will be part of Federal Front. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ Mamata, KCR move to form federal front. The Hindu(19 March 2018). Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ TMC rally Live – Mahagathbandhan in Kolkata attacks Modi; 'wah kya scene hai', he responds from Silvassa | India News. www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Mamata rally: Rahul deputes Kharge, Singhvi to send out 'united India' message – Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Cracks in Bihar mahagathbandhan, RJD-Congress seat sharing talks hit road block. India Today(23 January 2019). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ↑ 'Can't share dais with Congress': KCR to skip Mamata Banerjee's rally. Times of India(19 January 2019).