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Indian Secular Front (ISF),[2][3][4] registered as All India Secular Front,[5] is an Indian political party founded by Abbas Siddiqui in 2021. Currently allied with Left Front-led Alliance, the party is chaired by Naushad Siddiqui and has its headquarters located at Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district.[6]

History

ISF was formed ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election of 2021[7] and joined the Sanjukta Morcha,[8] led by the Left Front and the Indian National Congress[8] against the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.[9] It contested the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election in 32 seats and won in 1 seat.[10] The party fought the election under the borrowed symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, a Bihar-based political party. Afterwards, ahead of 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, ISF again joined the alliance led by CPI(M)-led Left Front.[11] Subsequently, ISF retained its common election symbol under the revised ECI criteria ahead of the polls.[12]

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. Ahead of 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, ISF joined the alliance led by CPI(M)-led Left Front.

Election Year Leader Poll alliance seats contested seats won +/- in seats Overall votes % of overall votes +/- in vote share Sitting side
Lok sabha
2024 Nawsad Siddique – 17 0 Steady 650229 Increase Steady
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
2021 Nawsad Siddique SM 32 1 Increase1 813,489 1.35% Increase Opposition
2026 LF+ Increase Increase

See also

References

  1. ^ “About ISF”. ISF. Retrieved 8 April 2026. Siddiqui launched ISF as a secular, centre-left alternative to existing parties with a mission centered around social justice and inclusion. The party’s stated goals include the “upliftment of backward masses – Muslims, tribals and Dalits” and fighting for the “deceived, deprived and downtrodden” of Bengal.
  2. ^ “Kolkata: Nawsad Siddique’s ISF demonstrates over attacks on minorities in Bangladesh”. deccanherald. 29 November 2024.
  3. ^ “ISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui gets bail after protest against Sirajuddin Waqf Board in Kolkata”. The Indian Express. 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ “ISF MLA Naushad Siddique gets bail a day after arrest over protest against Sir in Kolkata”. The Hindu. 22 January 2023.
  5. ^ “Contribution Report and Audit for the year 2021–2022 – All India Secular Front” (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ^ “Rise of Indian Secular Front in Bengal: Furfura Sharif outfit to TMC rival in Muslim pockets”. Indian Express. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  7. ^ Wire.in, The (28 February 2021). “Bengal: As Left and Congress Ally With Muslim Cleric’s Party, Will BJP Be the Winner?”.
  8. ^ a b India, Outlook (28 February 2021). “With Brigade Rally, Left-Congress-ISF’s ‘Sanyukta Morcha’ Kicks Of Bengal Poll Campaign”. Outlook.India.
  9. ^ “West Bengal: In Left-Congress Brigade Ground Rally, ISF Emerged as the Biggest Mobiliser”. The Wire. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. ^ “30-seat deal with Left: ISF cleric Abbas Siddiqui”. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. ^ “ISF-Left Front Alliance: বামেদের সঙ্গেই সর্বাত্মক জোটে আইএসএফ! বুধবারের মধ্যেই কাটবে আসন রফা নিয়ে জট, ঘোষণা নওশাদের”. News18 Bangla. 24 February 2026.
  12. ^ “Election Commission’s new symbol rule to aid parties in poll-bound states”. The Economic Times. 2 April 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.