Indian Secular Front
{{Short description|Indian Political party}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| name = Indian Secular Front
| eci = Unrecognised
| abbreviation = ISF
| logo =
| colorcode = {{party color|Indian Secular Front}}
| chairman = Nawsad Siddiqui
| founder = Abbas Siddiqui
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2021|01|21}}
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex={{party color|Indian Secular Front}}}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{party color|Indian Secular Front}}}}
| state_seats_name = West Bengal Legislative Assembly
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|1|294|hex={{party color|Indian Secular Front}}}}
| headquarters = Furfura Sharif, Hooghly, West Bengal
| ideology ={{Nowrap|Bengali nationalism
secularism
Regionalism}}
| position = Centre-left
| flag = ISF flag.svg
| symbol = 100px
| president = Simul Soren
|logo_alt=100px}}
The Indian Secular Front (abbreviation: ISF) officially known as All India Secular Front is an Indian political party formed in West Bengal by Abbas Siddiqui, an influential cleric of the shrine of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.{{Cite web|date=21 January 2021|title=Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pirzada-abbas-siddiqui-announces-indian-secular-front-isf-for-bengal-elections-2356170}}
History
This party was formed ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election of 2021{{Cite web|last=Wire.in|first=The|date=28 Feb 2021|title=Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Cleric's Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/west-bengal-left-congress-abbas-siddiqui-isf-bjp-elections}} and joined the Sanjukta Morcha,{{Cite news|last=India|first=Outlook|date=February 28, 2021|title=With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF's 'Sanyukta Morcha' Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign|work=Outlook.India|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/photoessay/with-brigade-rally-left-congress-isfs-sanyukta-morcha-kicks-of-bengal-poll-campaign/2628}} led by the Left Front and the Indian National Congress against the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web|title=West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser|url=https://thewire.in/politics/in-left-congress-brigade-ground-rally-isf-emerged-as-the-biggest-mobiliser|access-date=2021-03-02|website=The Wire}} The party contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 38 seats and won in 1 seat.{{Cite web|title=30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-30-seat-deal-with-leftsays-indian-secular-front-cleric-abbas-siddiqui/cid/1807955|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.telegraphindia.com}} The party fought the election under the borrowed symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, a Bihar-based political party. After the election, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the head of West Bengal Congress, declared an end to the alliance with Indian Secular Front.{{Cite news|title=Bengal Congress chief Adhir Chowdhury does not want ISF as an ally in future |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bengal-congress-chief-adhir-chowdhury-does-not-want-isf-as-an-ally-in-future/articleshow/82522108.cms|access-date=2021-05-17|website=The Times of India|date=10 May 2021 |language=en}}
Electoral performance
For the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, the ISF allied with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian National Congress in an alliance named Sanjukta Morcha. Nawsad Siddique is the only MLA from the party.
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| colspan="9" |Lok sabha |
|---|
| 2024
|Rowspan="1"|Nawsad Siddique | - |17 |0 |{{Steady}} |650229 | |{{up}} |{{Steady}} |
| colspan="9" |West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
| 2021
|Rowspan="2"|Nawsad Siddique |SM |32 |1 |{{up}}1 |813,489 |1.35% |{{up}} |Opposition |
| 2026
| | | |{{up}} | | |{{up}} | |
Criminal controversies
Prior to the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, bombs and guns were recovered by the police from the residence of Ziarul Mollah, a party worker.{{Cite web |title=Bombs Recovered From Indian Secular Front Worker's Residence In West Bengal: Police |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bombs-recovered-from-isf-workers-residence-in-wb-2382226 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=NDTV.com}}
See also
References
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Category:Political parties in West Bengal
Category:Political parties established in 2021
Category:Islamic political parties in India
Category:2021 establishments in India