The Left and Democratic Front (or Left and Secular Democratic Front) was a pre-poll alliance of political parties in the

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, which was formed ahead of the

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About the alliance

The political parties in the Front had a 35-point common minimum programme. Their manifesto was constituted on the Left Front models of Tripura and Kerala.

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, who was the general secretary of

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Manipur, was the Convenor of the alliance. LDF projected itself as an alternative to both the Congress and the BJP. CPI and MNDF are the dominant parties in the alliance as both have MLAs and ministers in previous Governments.

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was invited as their star campaigner in the election.

Constituent parties

The constituent parties in the alliance are: *

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(CPI) *

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(CPIM) *

Nationalist Congress Party The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in ...

(NCP) *

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra ...

(JD(U)) *

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(AAP) *People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) *Manipur National Democratic Front (MNDF) LDF contested for 52 seats including 2 independents in the 60-member Manipur Legislative Assembly elections of 2017. LDF also had supported Irom Sharmila, who contested from PRJA, on the chief minister's seat. The alliance was dismissed after the election.

References

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About the alliance

Constituent parties

See also

References