Left Front (Tripura)

Left Front
বামফ্রন্ট (Bengali)
য়েকসি বেশকুং (Kolkata)
AbbreviationLF
LeaderJitendra Chaudhury
(Leader of Opposition)
ChairmanNarayan Kar
FoundersNripen Chakraborty
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
HeadquartersMelarmath, Agartala, Tripura, 799001
IdeologyCommunism
Socialism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
National affiliationIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Regional affiliationSecular Democratic Forces
Colours  Red
Lok Sabha
0 / 2
Rajya Sabha
0 / 2
Tripura Legislative Assembly
11 / 60
Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
0 / 30
Gram Panchayats
150 / 6,370
[1]
Panchayat Samitis
6 / 423
[2]
Zilla Parishads
1 / 116
[3]
Municipalities
3 / 222
Election symbol

The Left Front is a political alliance in the Indian state of Tripura. The Left Front governed Tripura 1978–1988, and again from 1993 to 2018.[4] The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the dominant party in the coalition.[4][5] The other members of the Left Front are the Communist Party of India, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, and the All India Forward Bloc.[6]

  1. ^ https://sec-results.tripura.gov.in/sec/
  2. ^ https://sec-results.tripura.gov.in/sec/
  3. ^ https://sec-results.tripura.gov.in/sec/
  4. ^ a b Bidyut Chakrabarty (13 November 2014). Left Radicalism in India. Routledge. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-1-317-66805-3.
  5. ^ Hamlet Bareh (2001). Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Tripura. Mittal Publications. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-7099-795-5.
  6. ^ Mahendra Singh Rana (1 January 2006). India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001–2005. Sarup & Sons. pp. 420–421. ISBN 978-81-7625-647-6.