United Opposition Forum Explained

Party Name:United Opposition Forum
No Of Members:15 Parties
Foundation:2 years ago
Headquarters:Rajiv Bhawan, GS Road, Guwahati, Assam
Chairman:Gaurav Gogoi
Ideology:Secularism[1]
Constitutionalism[2]
Anti-Constitutional dictatorship[3]
Position:Big Tent
Colorcode:
  1. 52EEFF
Leader:Debabrata Saikia
Rakibul Hussain
Manoranjan Talukdar
Akhil Gogoi
President:Bhupen Kumar Borah
Secretary:Lurinjyoti Gogoi
Alliance:INDIA

United Opposition Forum (UOF), formerly known as Mahajot, is a political alliance of 15 secular and democratic parties in Indian state of Assam.[4] [5] [6]

2021 Assam election

Ten political parties formed a political alliance in the run-up for 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election. But only eight of them including Indian National Congress, All India United Democratic Front, Bodoland People's Front, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Anchalik Gana Morcha and Rashtriya Janata Dal came into a seat sharing agreement for dethroning the incumbent BJP government.[7] However the alliance was unable to defeat the BJP and its allies, but it gained 43.68% of the total votes polled and got 50 seats.[8]

After the election, Bodoland People's Front left the alliance and All India United Democratic Front was expelled by Indian National Congress.[9]

Current members

PartyAbbrev.SymbolState Leaders
1Indian National CongressINCBhupen Kumar Borah
2Communist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)Manoranjan Talukdar
3Raijor DalRDAkhil Gogoi
4Assam Jatiya ParishadAJPLurinjyoti Gogoi
5Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)NCP(SCP)D. D. Adhikary
6Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)SHS(UBT)Ram Narayan Singh
7Communist Party of IndiaCPIMunin Mahanta
8Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) LiberationCPI(ML)LBibek Das
9Aam Aadmi PartyAAPDr.Bhaben Choudhry
10Samajwadi PartySP
11Rashtriya Janata DalRJDHira Devi
12All Party Hill Leaders ConferenceAPHLCJonas Engti Kathar
13All India Forward BlocAIFB
14Jatiya Dal-AsomJDAM.G.Hazarika
15Anchalik Gana MorchaAGMAjit Kumar Bhuyan
16Purvanchal Lok ParishadPLPCharan Chandra Deka
Past Members
PartySymbolState Leaders
1Bodoland People's FrontBPFHagrama Mohilary
2All India United Democratic FrontAIUDFBadruddin Ajmal
3Janata Dal (United)JD(U)Paresh Nath

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congress to work on broader alliance of secular forces: Tarun Gogoi.
  2. Web site: Assam: Foundational Pillars of Constitution Facing Constant Attack: CPIM.
  3. https://www.deccanherald.com/india/assam/assam-opposition-parties-to-frame-common-minimum-programme-for-lok-sabha-polls-2744491
  4. https://www.deccanherald.com/india/assam/assam-opposition-parties-to-frame-common-minimum-programme-for-lok-sabha-polls-2744491
  5. Web site: Assam: United Opposition Forum demands withdrawal of ED summons to Kejriwal.
  6. News: Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls . 2023-03-11.
  7. Web site: Cong-led 'Mahajot' in Assam now has 10 parties. Indo-Asian News. Service. March 14, 2021. The Siasat Daily.
  8. https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/
  9. Web site: Don't weaken 'Mahajot', AIUDF tells Congress after being removed from alliance in Assam. The New Indian Express.