United Opposition Forum
United Opposition Forum; abbr. UOF), formerly known as Mahajot, is a political alliance of 15 secular and democratic parties in Indian state of Assam.[1][2][3]
United Opposition Forum | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Debabrata Saikia Rakibul Hussain Manoranjan Talukdar Akhil Gogoi |
| President | Bhupen Kumar Borah |
| Chairperson | Gaurav Gogoi |
| Secretary | Lurinjyoti Gogoi |
| Founded | 2 years ago |
| Headquarters | Rajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam |
| Ideology | Secularism[4] Constitutionalism[5] Anti-Constitutional dictatorship[6] |
| Political position | Big Tent |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 3 / 14 (Assam) |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 7 (Assam) |
| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 25 / 126 |
2021 Assam election[edit]
Ten political parties formed a political alliance in the run-up for 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election. But only eight of them including Indian National Congress, All India United Democratic Front, Bodoland People's Front, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Anchalik Gana Morcha and Rashtriya Janata Dal came into a seat sharing agreement for dethroning the incumbent BJP government.[7] However the alliance was unable to defeat the BJP and its allies, but it gained 43.68% of the total votes polled and got 50 seats.[8]
After the election, Bodoland People's Front left the alliance and All India United Democratic Front was expelled by Indian National Congress.[9]
Current members[edit]
| Party | Symbol | State Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress | INC |  | Bhupen Kumar Borah | |
| 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) |  | Manoranjan Talukdar | |
| 3 | Raijor Dal | RD |  | Akhil Gogoi | |
| 4 | Assam Jatiya Parishad | AJP |  | Lurinjyoti Gogoi | |
| 5 | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | NCP(SCP) |  | D.D. Adhikary | |
| 6 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | SHS(UBT) |  | Ram Narayan Singh | |
| 7 | Communist Party of India | CPI |  | Munin Mahanta | |
| 8 | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | CPI(ML)L |  | Bibek Das | |
| 9 | Aam Aadmi Party | AAP |  | Dr.Bhaben Choudhry | |
| 10 | Samajwadi Party | SP |  | ||
| 11 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | RJD |  | Hira Devi | |
| 12 | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | APHLC | Jonas Engti Kathar | ||
| 13 | All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | |||
| 14 | Jatiya Dal-Asom | JDA | M.G.Hazarika | ||
| 15 | Anchalik Gana Morcha | AGM | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | ||
| 16 | Purvanchal Lok Parishad | PLP | Charan Chandra Deka | ||
Past Members
| Party | Symbol | State Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodoland People's Front |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.deccanherald.com/india/assam/assam-opposition-parties-to-frame-common-minimum-programme-for-lok-sabha-polls-2744491
- ^ "Assam: United Opposition Forum demands withdrawal of ED summons to Kejriwal".
- ^ "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Congress to work on broader alliance of secular forces: Tarun Gogoi".
- ^ "Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack: CPIM".
- ^ https://www.deccanherald.com/india/assam/assam-opposition-parties-to-frame-common-minimum-programme-for-lok-sabha-polls-2744491
- ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (March 14, 2021). "Cong-led 'Mahajot' in Assam now has 10 parties". The Siasat Daily.
- ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/
- ^ "Don't weaken 'Mahajot', AIUDF tells Congress after being removed from alliance in Assam". The New Indian Express.