Left and Secular Alliance

Political party in India

Left and Secular Alliance

Founded| 2014
Ideology| Big tent
Factions:
Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Socialism
Bahujanism
Liberalism
Secularism
Integral humanism
Gandhism
Left-wing nationalism
Anti-imperialism
Political position| Syncretic
Internal positions:
Far-left to centre

* Politics of India
* Political parties
* Elections

The Left and Secular Alliance was a pre-poll alliance of political parties in the Indian state of Manipur. The alliance was formed ahead of the 2014 Indian general election by ten political parties as an alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).[1]

## Background

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The alliance supported the candidature of Moirangthem Nara Singh of CPI in the Inner Manipur seat.[2] Following voting in the 2014 election, the alliance consisted of the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)), the Shiv Sena (SS), the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).[2][3] Shantakumar Khetrimayum of CPI(M) is the convenor of the alliance.[4]

In the Outer Manipur seat the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)), which formed part of the alliance, had wished to get support for its candidate Lien Gangte.[5] However, seven of the constituents of the alliance decided to support the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) nominee Chungkhokai Doungel. This decision was however done individually by each party, not by the alliance as such.[6] Likewise the NCP declared that it would support the candidature of Nara Singh in Inner Manipur.[7] Moving away from the Left and Secular Alliance, JD(U) declared support to the All India Trinamool Congress candidate Sarangthem Manaobi in Inner Manipur.[8][1]

Following the vote in Inner Manipur the alliance complained of large-scale rigging in favour of the Congress candidate.[2] Nara Singh, speaking on behalf of the alliance, questioned that polling figures as high as 90% had been reported from 112 voting stations.[9] The alliancer sent a delegation to Delhi to lodge their complaint.[10] The BJP took part in the delegation.[10]

## Constituent parties

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* Communist Party of India (CPI)
* Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
* Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) (RSP)
* All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
* People's Democratic Alliance (PDA)
* Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
* Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S))
* Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))
* Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

## See also

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* Left and Democratic Front
* Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance

## References

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1. ^ a b The Hindu. Fragmentation of LSA in Manipur enthuses BJP, Congress. 26 March 2014.
2. ^ a b c The Telegraph. Manipur alliance to lodge ‘rigging’ complaint. 28 April 2014.
3. ^ The Lamka Post . LSA in C Doungel&Dr M Nara-te gum ding. 24 March 2014.
4. ^ The Hindu. NCP to promote Doungel for Manipur’s reserved seat despite death threats. 26 March 2014.
5. ^ The Sangai Express. Lien Gangte, Lamlalmoi join race for Outer MP Archived 11 May 2014 at archive.today. 10 March 2014.
6. ^ The People's Chronicle. Seven political parties extends support to C Doungel. 24 March 2014.
7. ^ The Hindu. Manipur NCP will support Left-Secular candidate. 24 March 2014.
8. ^ Times of India. Left & Secular Alliance leaders get threat calls. 27 March 2014.
9. ^ The Northeast Today. Left and Secular Alliance to Election Commission Archived 2014-05-11 at archive.today. 9 May 2014.
10. ^ a b Hueiyen Lanpao. LSA team in Delhi to prevail upon ECI for action against Cong Archived 9 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine