Janganotantrik Morcha (People's Democratic Front) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

in the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n state of

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...

. PDF was formed by

Ajoy Biswas Ajoy Biswas is an Indian politician from Tripura, and former member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). Political career Biswas started in politics by becoming an independent MLA in 1972. He was elected as a Member of the Legi ...

, a former member of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

(CPI(M)). Biswas broke out of CPI(M) against ideological differences with then Chief Minister

Nripen Chakraborty Nripen Chakraborty (4 April 1905 – 25 December 2004) was an Indian Communist politician who served as the Chief minister of Tripura state from 1978 to 1988. Nripen Chakraborty was involved in the Communist movement in India for six decades ...

. The PDF-breakaway affected the teachers movement of CPI(M) in the state. Both teachers organizations of CPI(M), Tripura Government Teachers Association (state schools) and Tripura Teachers Association (private schools) were divided. The CPI(M) loyalists were called TGTA (H.G.B. Road) and TTA (H.G.B. Road) whereas the followers of Biswas were called TGTA (

) and TTA (

). Biswas later broke with PDF and formed Tripura Ganatantrik Manch. Janganotantrik Morcha participates in the

Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists Confederation of Indian Communist and Democratic Socialists (CICDS) was a confederation of pro- left-wing parties in India.''Times of India''. Cong offers two seats to Communist Confederation' The constituent parties of CICDS included: * United C ...

. The symbol of PDF is a red banner with a hammer & sickle (same as CPI(M)).

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Political parties in Tripura Communist Party of India (Marxist) breakaway groups 2001 establishments in Tripura Political parties established in 2001 Political parties in India {{India-party-stub

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